I made my phone slow on purpose — VineWall Notes — I bought a brand new iPhone and immediately made it slow on purpose.
John Cena To Save the World in Matchbox: The Movie — Following the smash hit that was Barbie, Mattel is bringing its model car brand Matchbox to the screen. Matchbox: The Movie will star John Cena as CIA agent Sean Walker, who heads back home to meet up with the childhood…
Baker mapped 200 years of croissant recipes and found the butter ratio kept climbing, peak lamination happened around 1987, then it flattened out
I tried to fix a painting that was never broken | HA NGOC DUNG | TEDxMoc Chau — What if we never needed to find ourselves? Through a painting she almost destroys, this speaker reflects on the wrong turns, expectations, and experiences that shaped her journey back to who she…
The No-Cook Trader Joe's Dinner I'm Making on Repeat | Cup of Jo — Remember winter? The way it just kept on going until, like, last…
7 Ways to Make Back-to-School Fun (For Real) | Cup of Jo — During my parenting career, I’ve ushered my children through back-to-school season 12…
Meta prices Muse Voice Transcribe at $0.18 an hour, with real-time diarization for 20+ speakers: a steal for enterprises? — <p>Meta is entering the increasingly competitive real-time speech-to-text market with Muse Voice Transcribe, a new audio perception model that combines…
The Problem With VAR at the 2026 World Cup Isn’t the Technology—It’s Who Interprets It — The video assistant referee system, or VAR, has led to some controversial calls at the 2026 World Cup. Here’s why.
8 beloved regional pizza styles, from New Haven to Chicago — These regional pizza styles are like a road trip in your kitchen.
Excavating Craft Histories Through Archives — The 2025 Craft Archive Fellows will present their research on underrepresented craft histories in an online event hosted by the Center for Craft and moderated by Hyperallergic associate editor Lakshmi Rivera Amin.
How to make homemade pizza: a beginner’s guide — If you want to dive into making homemade pizza, here are the recipes, ingredients, tools, and tips you need.
'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring — Around the world women are marking their split with new - or repurposed engagement - rings.
this person bakes sourdough in a wood-fired oven and documents every loaf like they're documenting art! 🌸
Maple-Soy Salmon Bowls | Cup of Jo — Our upstairs neighbors’ bedroom is right above our kitchen, and whenever we…
Have a Lovely Weekend. | Cup of Jo — What are you up to this weekend? The boys and I are…
US Goes All-In on Diesel Production Amid Growing Global Shortage — US refiners are ramping up diesel production to near-record levels, bucking seasonal trends as the Russia and Iran wars trigger a global supply crunch.
watched someone spend 3 hours on a croissant just to tell me butter lamination is 'actually simple' — why are bakers like this?
Every rumored name for the foldable iPhone — So far, there are three leading contenders.
Trump says US-Iran talks to resume; Tehran signals deal with Oman on Hormuz — US President Donald Trump says an agreement with Iran is imminent, with negotiations set to begin on Monday.
Erdogan says Hamas acted sincerely, criticises Israeli attacks — Erdogan said Hamas has shown all possible sincere solidarity, while Israel continues aggressive attacks on Gaza.
Labour rejects Zack Polanski’s call to ‘slam brakes’ on building AI datacentres — Government says Green leader’s proposed moratorium on ‘energy-guzzling’ AI projects would be disaster for economy
7 Best Cheap Laptops to Buy in 2026 (and Some to Avoid) — From surprisingly good $300 Chromebooks to excellent $650 Windows notebooks and more, these are the best budget laptops I’ve tested.
made croissants for the first time and watched the butter literally explode through the dough in real time, turns out you're not supposed to let it get soft before folding 😭 my kitchen looked like a crime scene but the failure tasted better than anything I've bought
A TV critic spent three years documenting every continuity error in The Office. Some are brutal. 😅
US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects — RWE said it has agreed to relinquish its leases off the California, Louisiana and New York coasts.
I tested 5 daily PC tasks to see if Linux is actually harder than Windows — I performed the same five everyday PC tasks in Windows and Zorin OS to see whether Linux still deserves its reputation for being harder.
Introducing the biggest new thing in sourdough baking — The Sourdough Sidekick is an automatic sourdough feeder that helps fit bread-baking into your schedule.
Drahi Reaches €20 Billion Deal to Sell French Phone Carrier SFR — Billionaire Patrick Drahi has reached an agreement to sell French mobile carrier SFR to a consortium of rival telecommunications firms, in a deal that values the company €20.4 billion ($23.5 billion) and will test
This person baked the same loaf of bread every day for a year and documented how it changed 🍞 the progression is unhinged in the best way
William and Kate bring children to Commonwealth Games netball and cycling events — Spectators at Glasgow's OVO Hydro were treated to exhilarating performances during New Zealand's 61-54 win over England.
Have a Great (Long) Weekend. | Cup of Jo — What are you up to this weekend? We watch lots of ’90s…
How to make Dot Cakes at home — There’s another way to get a taste of a Dot Cake: Make your own at home. Not only can you customize your cake and frosting flavors, you’ll also be saving money.
The Upside of Being an Only Child | Cup of Jo — "I never felt like I had a 'normal' family."
LG monitors are installing adware, and its TVs are raising "eavesdropping" concerns — The company is facing an uproar over McAfee software and AI recording policy.
Five Fun Things | Cup of Jo — How great is Amy Poehler’s podcast Good Hang? Her recent interviews with…
Curlew revival continues at nature reserve — Birds from previous releases pair up and return to nest at the site on the Isle of Sheppey.
Morioka Shoten | Takram — Morioka Shoten is a tiny bookstore of “a Single Room with a Single Book” in Tokyo. It sells only one book; more precisely, multiple copies of one title that changes weekly, with a small book-inspired art exhibition on the walls. Its challenging,…
The Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes Play Booster Box is $10 below market price — Now, you will be paying just $4.30 per pack.
Sources: Saints rookie WR Jordyn Tyson could miss two months — New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Jordyn Tyson, 22, the No. 8 overall pick out of Arizona State who injured his hamstring in a practice last week, could miss the next two months, sources told Ian Rapoport and…
What Books Have You Begged Friends to Read? | Cup of Jo — Last month, I was on a long-awaited FaceTime catch-up with my friends…
Why are CD sales suddenly growing again? — Collectors, affordable prices, and big K-pop albums.
Do You Wear Linen in the Summer? | Cup of Jo — How do you stay cool in the summer? This past weekend, Brooklyn…
How to pick your second 3D printer (it's a bigger decision than your first) — What’s better than a 3D printer? Two 3D printers!
Stevie Wonder Announces 'Songs In The Key Of Life' Tour, Readies Outtakes For New Album — If you have the chance to go see Stevie Wonder, you have to go see Stevie Wonder. One night in 2013, I had the privilege of attending the now-defunct Hangout festival on the beach in Gulf…
The best celeb interview podcasts of the week (Aug. 20, 2026) — Legend has it Ziwe and Law Roach are there to this day, defining "dystopian."
NASA's Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor - NASA — From left to right: NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman
Nearly 50 Years Later, WKRP in Cincinnati Becomes a Real Radio Station — It took nearly 50 years. WKRP in Cincinnati is no longer just a TV sitcom. It's now a real radio station in Cincinnati. A Cincy-area FM station, known as 'The Oasis,' has adopted the WKRP call letters after
Guendouzi and Greenwood banned after brawl — Fenerbahce midfielder Matteo Guendouzi gets a four-match European ban and is fined 50,000 euros after a brawl following the Champions League play-off win at Lyon.
The 'Tincture' of Time | Cup of Jo — Primary care doctors like me talk a lot about “the tincture of…
My Fix-Everything Smoothie Recipe | Cup of Jo — Three years ago, I was interviewing author Virginia Sole-Smith for her Beauty…
11 unique hybrid dessert recipes — What if a fruit pie was actually a cupcake? Or a croissant turned into bread? These mashup desserts are the best of both worlds.
8 Summer Fashion Trends – Thoughts? | Cup of Jo — We wrote about seven spring trends, and a bunch of readers have…
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.
11 Readers Share How They 'Just Add Water' | Cup of Jo — "Its remained one of my most consistent parenting mottos."
Kai Cenat's Streamer University 2026: Roster, professors, and students — Streamer University 2026 is officially in session, with Kai Cenat revealing the professors, students, and clubs leading this year’s class
Soaring Jet Fuel Prices Cool Investor Appetite for Airline Bonds — As the US-Iran battle escalates, surging jet fuel prices are driving up borrowing costs for airlines, further dimming the prospects for smaller American carriers.
Just realized the best shows don't explain the weird stuff — they let you sit in it for a whole season and you're somehow fine with it?
dude spent a year owning only 27 items and the wildest part wasn't what he got rid of, it was what he bought back? 🤔
I've owned Pixel phones for 8 years. The Pixel 11 really isn't as bad as it seems — Nobody wants to admit last year's phones were already perfect.
this show about a woman rewatching her own life through old home videos hit different!! the production quality is genuinely haunting