25 Best Cities in the US to Own an Electric Car
Electric cars are coming down the road. Volvo recently announced that it will sell only electric cars beginning in 2030. In a move that will have even a greater impact on the automotive industry,…
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Jennifer Lawrence’s Biggest Movies, Ranked
The world won’t get to watch Jennifer Lawrence trip up the steps at the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25. Although everyone’s favorite girl next door didn’t receive any Oscar nominations this year, we…
These Are the Poorest Places in the Midwest
The federal government defines the poverty line in the continental United States as $12,880 per year for individuals and $26,500 for families of four — with slightly higher numbers for Alaska and Hawaii. (These…
The 30 Saddest Movies Ever Made
“Sa-a-a-d movies always make me cry,” sang Sue Thompson in her 1961 hit song of (almost) the same name. In her case, as it turned out, it wasn’t really the movie that brought tears…
Secret Off-the-Menu Items to Order at Your Favorite Chains
Everybody loves to share in a good secret, and the experience is all the more delicious when food is involved. That’s why “secret menus” at chain restaurants have become so popular in the past…
10 Crucial Mistakes Not to Make When Cooking Steak at Home
Americans consume about 57 pounds of beef and veal per person a year. How much of the beef was in the form of steak is hard to calculate, but judging from the proliferation of…
Fast Food Dishes We’d Like to See Back on the Menu
Fast food chains are always (to borrow a one-time slogan from Taco Bell) thinking outside the bun. They all have serious test kitchens and employ skilled chefs — men and women who could just…
Food Trends We Hope Never Make a Comeback
Food and drink trends come and go. Some blaze across the culinary landscape, enjoying a year or two of fame at most, then fade into obscurity. Others hang around stubbornly long after they’ve jumped…
Inflatable Surfboards and Other Weird Stuff You Can Buy at Costco
Costco is one of the big dogs on the international retail scene. The membership-only chain has more than 800 stores in a dozen countries, and was identified last year as the world’s fifth largest…
Best Movies Starring Leonardo DiCaprio
With the Academy Awards around the corner, some people may be thinking “…Wait, did any movies even come out last year?” One answer is: certainly not any starring Leonardo DiCaprio. On the bright side,…
100 Best Movies of the Last 100 Years, According to Critics
During the early weeks of the pandemic lockdown, restless Americans turned to streaming services as a lifeline and haven’t looked back. Netflix, Hulu, and Disney Plus have all gained millions of subscribers in the…
25 Bacon Flavored Foods the World Just Doesn’t Need
Bacon just won’t die. Americans have probably eaten this cured and/or smoked pork belly product for as long as there have been Americans. Our over-the-top national obsession with it, though, seems to have gotten…
What Beer Costs in 58 Cities Around the World
All the world loves beer. It’s brewed commercially in about 160 countries around the globe, from Albania to Zimbabwe. It’s even made in nations with an alcohol-eschewing Muslim majority, like Egypt, Morocco, Syria, and…
50 Ways Air Travel Has Changed Over the Last 100 Years
Over the 113 years since the first airplane passenger, Leon Delagrange, climbed aboard with French pilot Henri Farman, air travel has gone through drastic changes. Commercial aircraft have seen incredible technological developments. Many airlines…
Popular Superstitions From Each State — From Lucky Pennies to Hawaii Rocks
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines superstition as “a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation.” That may sound like a harsh…
The Best Whiskeys Under $50
Whiskey is big business. So is whisky. For whatever reasons, different countries spell it differently: It’s whiskey in Ireland and the U.S. (with occasional exceptions) and whisky in Scotland, Canada, and (usually) Japan —…
Oscar Winners for Best Picture the Year You Were Born
Who started the Oscars? It all began with studio king Louis B. Mayer, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). On a January day in 1927, he invited 36 key film industry figures to the Ambassador Hotel…
27 Milkshakes With More Calories Than an Entire Meal
Milkshakes and malts (which are just shakes with malted milk powder added) have been around since the early 20th century, and started getting really popular in the 1950s. These blended combinations of (usually) milk,…
The 36 Best Pie Shops in America
The word “pie” can describe a number of different food preparations. Shepherd’s pie, for instance, is a dish of seasoned ground lamb or beef topped with a “crust” of mashed potatoes. Frito pie is…
20 Movies They Just Can’t Stop Remaking
The movie business has been accused, not without some justification, of being lacking in imagination. Sure, plenty of groundbreaking original films have been released over the years. Consider such cinematic game-changers as “Fantasia,” “Citizen…