Month: December 2020

Here’s an excellent Nice gift that Tom Cruise gives to his friends

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tom-cruise-sending-cake-holiday-years-bakery-kept-us-business-170557159.html Tom Cruise has been sending this cake to A-list friends each holiday for years. The bakery says he's 'kept us in business' Suzy Byrne Editor, Yahoo Entertainment Mon, December 14, 2020, 12:05 PM EST According to Rosie O’Donnell, the official start to the Christmas season is when she gets her holiday gift from “Tommy” — … Continue reading Here’s an excellent Nice gift that Tom Cruise gives to his friends →

A doctor explains how getting the vaccine will (and won’t) change his behavior

How Getting Vaccinated Will (and Won’t) Change My Behavior By Dhruv Khullar December 16, 2020 The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines prevent severe illness in almost all inoculated people, but we’re not yet sure that they can prevent people from becoming infected or infecting others.Photograph by Anthony Behar / Sipa / AP Beyond the dread that I … Continue reading A doctor explains how getting the vaccine will (and won’t) change his behavior →

Batch deletion now possible in Facebook

https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/02/how-to-delete-old-facebook-posts-manage-activity/ Facebook finally makes it way easier to trash your old posts Taylor Hatmaker@tayhatmaker / 10:00 AM EDT•June 2, 2020 Comment Facebook  is introducing a new tool to help users batch-delete old posts and shrink their digital footprint on the aging social network. Called “Manage Activity,” the new feature lets users prune their posts in bulk, making it less … Continue reading Batch deletion now possible in Facebook →

A reader’s favorite fiction of 2020

This is a fun list -- not necessarily the best-reviewed or best sellers -- just one women's offering of the books she thinks are worth us reading after her. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2020-in-review/my-favorite-fiction-of-2020? My Favorite Fiction of 2020 Our book critic takes in the year. By Katy Waldman December 17, 2020 Illustration by Min Heo Speak the words “top-ten … Continue reading A reader’s favorite fiction of 2020 →

Every time you open a new bag of sugar

https://www.thekitchn.com/sugar-coffee-grinder-cleaning-23105991 The First Thing You Should Do When You Open a New Bag of Sugar by SHIFRAH COMBITHS When it comes to reminders of what needs cleaning and when to clean it, we’re really into “triggers” around here. Trigger Cleaning (if I may use a phrase that I think I made up?) is a way to build … Continue reading Every time you open a new bag of sugar →

Best use for Jiffy corn muffin mix

https://www.thekitchn.com/jiffy-corn-muffin-mix-262074? The Best Use for Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix (It’s Not Muffins) byGRACE ELKUS updated December 15, 2020 The idea behind a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix is, of course, that you can make corn muffins in a jiffy. But you can make a batch of crispy, savory-sweet hotcakes in an even quicker jiffy — and if this … Continue reading Best use for Jiffy corn muffin mix →

Simon & Schuster’s pride is showing

This publisher has every right to be proud that the books it's published have received so much recognition. ADULTThe Only Good Indians By Stephen Graham JonesThe Washington Post’s Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Books of 2020•NPR’s Best Books of 2020•Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2020•New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2020•Powell’s Books’s Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, and Graphic Novels of 2020•Publishers Weekly’s … Continue reading Simon & Schuster’s pride is showing →

Your “new normal” burnout is real

My favorite description for everyone just barely holding it together these days is that we're under "situational stress." It has nothing to do with how we individually are acting in our lives. It's caused by the unrelenting stresses related to COVID and (for many of us) the election and/or environment plus the normal holiday pressures. … Continue reading Your “new normal” burnout is real →

World’s largest iceberg heading for South Georgia

Click thru for the photos that are of National Geographic's useful high quality. This is an event of a size and effect that's difficult to imagine. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2020/12/world-largest-iceberg-a68-heading-for-south-georgia-wildlife/ The world’s largest iceberg is headed for South Georgia Island—and its wildlife Scientists worry the iceberg could be a “taste of things to come” as Antarctica begins to … Continue reading World’s largest iceberg heading for South Georgia →

Searchable list of all of Trump’s executive actions

This may be truly useful if you're interested in our economy, the climate crisis, education, or any other issue that affects your life and the future of you and your progeny. https://www.businessinsider.com/all-of-trumps-executive-actions-orders-memos-proclamations-interactive-2020-12