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9 Reasons Longhorn Tailgates Are Really a Brisket Contest

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The VMAs are back in LA with 30 years of unfinished business

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Ticks turn routine fall yard work into a health risk

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Specialty coffee hit a record high, and your order says more about budget than personality

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Cottage cheese went viral, and now the dairy industry is scrambling to keep up

Cottage cheese went from diet-food punchline to a frequently scarce item in parts of the dairy aisle within just a few years.

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A glass jar filled with thick, dark brown apple butter sits on burlap beside an apple and a slice of bread.

How a medieval monastery staple became America’s most stubborn October tradition

Apple butter has medieval roots in Europe, and every October, thousands of Americans gather around open fires to keep making it the old way

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Person pouring coffee from a glass carafe into a white mug on a wooden table, with another white mug nearby, carefully preparing each coffee order.

Specialty coffee hit a record high, and your order says more about budget than personality

Coffee orders have long doubled as a personality test, sorting cold brew minimalists from oat milk latte people-pleasers and black coffee pragmatists into tidy, knowable types.

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The hottest July on record is pushing sleep-deprived Americans back to the basics

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The return of the analog weekend

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11 Rituals Every Mixtape-Making Teenager Knew by Heart

Three shelves display an assortment of vintage metal lunchboxes, including classic 80s lunchbox designs with various motifs, along with some glass bottles, dishes, and kitchenware on the lower shelf.
7 Lunchbox Designs ’80s Kids Carried to School