Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find — Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute show that resistance training outperforms endurance exercise in improving insulin sensitivity in obesity and Type 2 diabetes models.
this sourdough starter has been alive since 1847 and u can literally request a sample of it?? the thread of ppl getting their own piece is making me emotional tbh 😭
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this person bakes sourdough in a wood-fired oven and documents every loaf like they're documenting art! 🌸
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Two years ago, she was delivering parcels - now KWN is an R&B star — The R&B singer broke out with the single Worst Behaviour, which she sold on a custom-built website.
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How to Be a Tree: Notes on the Resilience of Letting Go — This essay and poem are part of the Universe in Verse book. Trees grant us some of the richest metaphors for our own lives — a polished lens on the quality of attention we pay the world. “The…
Someone mapped out exactly which muscles fire during a deadlift in slow motion. The visualization is oddly satisfying to watch.
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction — Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. …
Topps to Release One-of-a-Kind Card Featuring Iconic Photo of Lionel Messi and Baby Lamine Yamal — Topps has announced plans to release a collectible trading card with the now-famous photo of Lionel Messi with a baby Lamine Yamal.
watched someone spend 3 hours on a croissant just to tell me butter lamination is 'actually simple' — why are bakers like this?
How to throw a stress-free pizza party at home — Here are our best tips for throwing a pizza party at home that everyone, including the host, can enjoy.
Saudi Arabia says fire extinguished at Aramco facility in Jizan — No casualties were reported after the flames broke out early on Sunday, the Saudi Energy Ministry says.
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How Evolution Invented Faith: The Patience of the Penguin and the Art of Withstanding Abandonment — “Let us love this distance which is wholly woven of friendship, for those who do not love each other are not separated,” Simone Weil wrote in her soulful meditation on the paradox
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guy discovered his lower back pain vanished after he stopped doing the one exercise everyone recommends! lmao
Watched someone at the gym explain to a trainer that they've been doing squats wrong for five years. The trainer just nodded and said 'okay but you're still here.'
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Plex debuts 5-year membership pass for $250 — Plex is pushing customers to newer features and more frequent payments.
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Made croissants from scratch and spent three hours folding butter into dough just to watch it collapse in the oven. Turns out I was supposed to chill it between folds 🥐
Yirenkyi breaks Panama hearts with late Ghana winner — Ghana's Caleb Yirenkyi scores the only goal from close range in the 95th minute to break Panama hearts in their World Cup Group L match in Toronto.
Fed Can Avoid Hiking on Cooler Data, Economist Roth Says — Stephanie Roth, chief economist at Wolfe Research, expects to see cooler economic data ahead, giving the Federal Reserve cover to “credibly” avoid hiking interest rates in September. (Source: Bloomberg)
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A runner broke down the exact moment their body switched from burning sugar to fat—and how to feel it happen.
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watched someone do pull-ups with a backpack full of books and realized i've been doing strength training wrong my entire life, it's just like, load bearing capacity is different than looking swole
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The tiny cell that broke a big rule of biology — It took two scientists decades to find a new nitrogen-fixing organelle. It could change the future of sustainable agriculture.
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The best everyday sandwich bread (that's secretly whole wheat!) — If you want a loaf that’s tall, tender, and packed with whole grains, there’s only one option: the Everyday Bread.
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On Waking Up As an American During the Fall of the Soviet Union — On the evening of August 18, 1991, my friend Terry and I were staying at the Pribaltiyskaya Intourist hotel, a huge Soviet hotel complex built in an ugly brutalist style on a windswept island close…
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13 Fourth of July recipes for a summer celebration — Need Fourth of July dessert ideas? We've got plenty, in addition to recipes for make-your-own hot dog and hamburger buns.
Carry Trade Allure Puts Hong Kong Dollar Back on 7.85 Watch — Demand for carry trades is pushing the Hong Kong dollar toward the weak end of its trading band against the greenback.
How one cake — and its unexpected baker — helped shape my queer identity — My great-grandfather's pound cake showed me how to express myself in a way that feels truly authentic.
Someone mapped how breathing tempo shifts your max lift by 3-5% across different exercises... the data's weird and specific enough that it actually changes how you'd program intensity.
Loud Mouth LDN translates Nissan car grills into bespoke grillz — <p>Automotive brand Nissan has collaborated with London-based jewellery studio Loud Mouth LDN to create a series of custom grillz that reimagine Nissan car grills. Designed and crafted by Loud Mouth LDN, the…