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Sourdough searches keep surging 5 years on, and the biggest growth isn’t in bread anymore

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Valspar Just Named Its 2027 Color of the Year, Ahead of Every Other Paint Brand

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California Quietly Rewrote the Ultra-Processed Food Rules, and Your Pantry Mostly Wins

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‘Zebra Striping’ Is the Sneaky Bar Trend Saving Your Wallet and Your Tuesday Headache

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A hand stirs bubbly sourdough starter in a bowl on a wooden table, with flour, a strainer, wheat stalks, and a glass of water nearby.

Sourdough searches keep surging 5 years on, and the biggest growth isn’t in bread anymore

Sourdough was supposed to be a short-lived pandemic hobby, same as banana bread and dalgona coffee, but home bakers kept baking anyway. Years later, they’re …

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Five assorted cocktails in elegant glasses on a bar counter with a blurred background of liquor bottles.

‘Zebra striping’ is the bar trend keeping your night out on a budget

A spritz, then a mocktail, then a spritz again, and nobody at the table catches the switch. It’s called “zebra striping,” and it turns a …

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Top view of a creamy Pumpkin Pie Blizzard dessert with a swirl of whipped topping and a sprinkle of cinnamon on an orange-yellow base, served in a round white bowl.

DQ’s Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Is Back, and It Brought Backup This Year

Dairy Queen is rolling out its fall lineup early, bringing back the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard along with new seasonal flavors this August.

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Parents Will Cut Almost Anything This Back-to-School Season, Except Their Kid’s Outfit

An adult crouches to give a high-five to a child wearing a backpack and glasses, who is holding notebooks and standing outside—capturing the excitement of back to school budgets in action.
Parents are cutting back-to-school budgets everywhere except the one item kids care about most

A group of adults sit at easels in a bright room, painting on canvases. Wooden stools and art supplies are visible.
Michaels Just Launched Free Art Classes You’ve Never Been Able to Take Before

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Loneliness After 45 Just Hit a Record, and the Way Out Is Simpler Than Expected