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12 unexpected sourdough bread recipes that aren't crusty loaves — You can use your sourdough starter to make fluffy milk bread, chewy naan, airy doughnuts, and much more

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.

A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer — A fake recruiter, a crypto repo, and a remote code execution payload hidden in a test file.

Baker mapped 200 years of croissant recipes and found the butter ratio kept climbing, peak lamination happened around 1987, then it flattened out

Baker mapped 200 years of croissant recipes and found the butter ratio kept climbing, peak lamination happened around 1987, then it flattened out

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.

Ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into application — Under the new rules, businesses must prioritise keeping products in use by selling them or preparing them for reuse.

Biohacking Has Taken Over the Wellness Space—So What's a Gimmick, and What Actually Works? — When it comes to traveling for medi spas and biohacking retreats, only some clinics are actually worth their salt. Here's what the experts say.

8 beloved regional pizza styles, from New Haven to Chicago — These regional pizza styles are like a road trip in your kitchen.

Samsung’s Excellent OLED Monitors Are Up to 38 Percent Off for Prime Day — Samsung makes some of the very best OLED gaming monitors, and they’ve never been this affordable.

there's a map of where every sourdough starter in your city came from. mine traces back to someone's 2009 kitchen somehow 🍞

there's a map of where every sourdough starter in your city came from. mine traces back to someone's 2009 kitchen somehow 🍞

The Electability of Abdul El-Sayed — The former public-health official won Michigan’s Democratic primary with an unapologetically progressive platform—and a total defiance of the Party establishment.

To make your best summer fruit pies, start here — If you really want a failproof pie, our range of pie tools is here to ensure success and make the process easier.

Some fear US-Philippines war games are drawing conflict closer to home — Critics of US, Philippine military cooperation say closely aligning with Washington makes Manila a possible target.

AI will Not Take Over my Job, will it? | Teele Siim | TEDxUniversity of Tartu — "AI chooses probability. Humans choose meaning." Teele Siim tells how AI can predict words but not the emotion or intent behind them, and why that gap matters, from everyday conversations to…

How to make thick, puffy bakery-style cookies — They’re jumbo in size and have a thick, gooey center. Here are our top tips for nailing this style at home.

How to make your own wedding cake — If you do decide to go on this DIY-route, it’s imperative you know what to expect and have a game plan. Here’s a good place to start.

Tribe accuses US federal agents of ‘trespassing’ on indigenous border land — The Tohono O'odham people have sued the US government to stop construction of a border wall through their reservation.

Mexican influencer shot dead during livestream — 24-year-old TikToker Cesar Gastelum, was shot dead while livestreaming with friends outside a fast-food restaurant.

Introducing the biggest new thing in sourdough baking — The Sourdough Sidekick is an automatic sourdough feeder that helps fit bread-baking into your schedule.

Goldman Says Hormuz Oil Flows May Recover to Only 70% After War — Oil flows going through the Strait of Hormuz may recover to only about 70% of their pre-war level, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which highlighted regional producers leaning on alternative routes.

Seth Meyers unpacks Trump's China visit with an entourage of tech CEOs — "Elon, all you need to do is attend the state banquet and be normal."

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

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

How to substitute self-rising flour for all-purpose flour (and vice versa!) — The good news: You can easily substitute self-rising for all-purpose flour in many of your favorite recipes. And the opposite!

A Ten-Course Tasting Where Dessert Is the Whole Point — One evening a week, at Eunji Lee’s tiny Manhattan pâtisserie, Lysée, sweets are appetizer, entrée, and everything else.

Introducing the biggest new thing in sourdough baking — The Sourdough Sidekick is an automatic sourdough feeder that helps fit bread-baking into your schedule.

A baker reverse-engineered why croissants fail and made a spreadsheet tracking dough temperature every 15 minutes. The charts are weirdly beautiful.

A baker reverse-engineered why croissants fail and made a spreadsheet tracking dough temperature every 15 minutes. The charts are weirdly beautiful.

The 12 best recipes to bake in July — Here’s what you should bake (or in some cases, freeze!) all month long.

The 13 best recipes to bake in June — Summer is here, so celebrate with one (or more!) of these 13 seasonal recipes.

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.

Apple Siri settlement: Who gets paid and how much - 9to5Mac — A judge has approved Apple's $250 million Siri settlement, meaning eligible iPhone users could get up to $95 per device. Here's who qualifies

At least five Al Fayed survivors confirmed as modern slavery victims — The rulings include women trafficked internationally and within the UK, and one case found to have taken place entirely within Harrods.

The glossy, golden frosting you probably haven't made yet — With a smooth, custardy texture, French buttercream is elevated but still approachable. Here’s why it demands your attention.

someone calculated that sourdough starter is technically a living organism you've been keeping alive for years and now i can't stop thinking about my starter as a pet fr 🥖

someone calculated that sourdough starter is technically a living organism you've been keeping alive for years and now i can't stop thinking about my starter as a pet fr 🥖

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.

Why Xiaomi phones aren't banned, but are rarely sold in the US — The Chinese company is allowed to sell its impressive phones in the States, but it doesn't. Here's why.

Train your brain with memoryOS for $150 using proven memory techniques — Put proven memory techniques to work.

Research shouldn’t end in a deck — How I use Claude Code to challenge assumptions and turn research into a living artifact

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 🥐

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 🥐

12 birthday desserts that aren't cake — We have lots of birthday desserts that aren’t cake, including ice cream, blondies, baked Alaska, and even a giant cinnamon roll.

Your PC's motherboard has a hidden button on the back—here’s why you should use it — I used the hidden button on the back of my motherboard, and it solved my worst PC building nightmare

The War On Drugs Share New Single "Who’s That": Listen — It’s a beautiful day here in Stereogum world: The War On Drugs released a new single. Around these parts, that’s cause for celebration, especially when they pile on the sonic splendor like this. “Who’s That,” out today,…

Medieval MMA in Times Square Is Unhinged #thearmoredleague — armored combat is for brave knights only Subscribe to VICE Sports here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-Sports Follow VICE Sports here: Facebook: https://facebook.com/VICESports Twitter:…

The simple, one-tool trick to make bright frosting — Making bright frosting can be a challenge, but there's a simple trick for more saturated colors.

How to track prices with Safari's Notify Me tool on iPhone, iPad and Mac — Apple's Notify Me feature can update you every time a price drops or a product comes back in stock. Tell it what to do and it'll take care of the rest.

These 4 cheap USB accessories instantly upgrade any PC without any tinkering — Your PC is missing these 4 accessories, and they cost less than you think.

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.

How to soften brown sugar — Our best tips to soften brown sugar and bring it back to life.

Avibase - The World Bird Database — Avibase is an extensive database information system about all birds of the world, containing over &1 million records about 10,000 species and 22,000 subspecies of birds, including distribution information for 20,000 regions, taxonomy, synonyms

10 pizza dough recipes, from thin to thick — We’ve compiled 10 of our best pizza dough recipes, ordered from thinner to thicker as you scroll through.

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.

'That's a stinker' - Gay trapped lbw by 'unplayable' Abbas delivery — After a lengthy rain delay that sees play halted for over three hours, England batter Emilio Gay is dimissed almost instantly after being trapped lbw by an "unplayable" ball from Pakistan bowler Muhammad…

Beware the sourdough starter fake out — How to identify — and not fall for! — this tricky sourdough situation.

Federal employees can download TikTok on their work phones again | TechCrunch — The Department of Justice says that federal employees can now download TikTok on their government devices.

Whose Slide is This? | Brielle Silveira | TEDxCNS Mumbai Youth — What if the person you think you are was almost entirely written by someone else? Your parents, teachers, friends, and experiences all add something to the person you become, and your identity is decided long…

Medical device maker Boston Scientific says a cyberattack is causing a 'global disruption' to its operations | TechCrunch — The company won't say if medical devices are affected or if any customer data was exfiltrated.

Operation Ivy Members Join The Family Business LTD On Album: Listen — Hey, remember when the two main members of Operation Ivy started a new band together? What’s going on with that? Berkeley ska-punk heroes Operation Ivy famously started in ’87 and ended in ’89, and their raw,…

Apple squashes EU beef with new App Store rules — Goodbye, Core Technology Fee.

Read An Exclusive Excerpt From Andrew Sacher's New Book 'Emo Revival' — For years, Andrew Sacher served as the resident emo aficionado at BrooklynVegan, shedding light on up-and-coming bands that other sites weren’t covering. He first announced his emo revival book back in…

Sourdough schedule: How to plan your bread baking timeline — Here’s how to get your sourdough schedule down, from feeding your starter to baking your bread.

EV batteries last longer than drivers feared — Study suggests used vehicles can retain about 90% of original usable battery capacity after 150,000 km.

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