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A glass jar filled with amber-colored fish sauce, reminiscent of Ancient Roman garum, sits on a gray surface next to a slate platter with several small raw fish.

Chefs Are Putting This 1,500-Year-Old Roman Sauce on Everything Right Now

A woman sits on a couch, looking at her smartphone with her head resting on her hand, appearing thoughtful or concerned—perhaps reflecting on the effects of the friendship recession.

The friendship recession has a new culprit, and it has nothing to do with loneliness

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Perimenopause goes viral, and doctors field the fallout

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Four Spanish Drinks Are Taking Over U.S. Cocktail Menus and Most People Can’t Pronounce Them

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A glass jar filled with amber-colored fish sauce, reminiscent of Ancient Roman garum, sits on a gray surface next to a slate platter with several small raw fish.

Chefs Are Putting This 1,500-Year-Old Roman Sauce on Everything Right Now

Before a dish leaves the pass at a serious restaurant kitchen, the chef reaches for a small bottle. Not finishing salt. Not truffle oil. Garum: …

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A cooler with ice, canned drinks, and limes is on a blue picnic blanket beside fruit, candy, sunglasses, and a hand holding a can—perfect for sunny picnics.

The Picnic Glow-Up Is Real — And It’s Long Overdue

Someone at the park this afternoon has it figured out. Soft cooler, canned rosé and charcuterie that needed no board. The blanket is in the …

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A glass jug filled with dark fish sauce, reminiscent of ancient Roman garum, sits next to a wooden bowl containing several whole raw fish on a dark surface.

Ancient Roman garum is the condiment serious chefs are quietly putting on everything

Before a dish leaves the pass at a restaurant kitchen, a chef reaches for a bottle of garum, a fermented fish condiment that the Roman …

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A cow with a white face drinks water from a trough outdoors, part of its brown body and yellow ear tag visible—like livestock cooling off in rural stock tank pools.
This summer’s trendiest backyard pool started life as a cattle water tank

A person adds vegetable scraps and peels to an outdoor compost bin surrounded by green foliage.
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Child in pink rain boots splashing in a muddy puddle on wet pavement, celebrating International Mud Day.
International Mud Day highlights the value of messy outdoor play

On national work from home day, a woman sits at her desk enjoying a salad while working on her laptop, with a croissant sandwich, orange juice, and a lamp by her side.
While bosses debate office mandates, remote workers are sleeping better and actually eating lunch