Once the giant propane-powered griddle was assembled on the porch of my parents’ house, friends and family members passed by in succession, many confused about what you would do with such a vast cooking surface. Not my sister, though. She got the idea right away. “I want to cover that […]
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Don’t call it a fire sale. A four-bedroom, four-bathroom Windy City home that survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 — specifically, one of just three houses in the North Side that dodged the wrath of the days-long conflagration — has listed for $2.39 million, its listing brokerage told The […]
HISTORY THE MERCENARY RIVER by Nick Higham (Headline £20, 480pp) In November 1478, a Londoner named William Campion was paraded around the city wearing a vessel on his head which was ‘kept filled with water’. This ‘ran down his person from small holes made for the purpose’. He was then […]
Jason Cipriani/ZDNet Shortly after Samsung announced the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra during its Unpacked event earlier this month, a FedEx package containing the just-announced S22 Plus arrived at my house. Since then, I’ve been using it as my main Android phone, replacing the Pixel 6 Pro or Galaxy Z […]
‘Tis the season for burying your arms up to your elbows in dough, broth, and pie. Winter doesn’t always have to mean a retreat into your home, but if you’re outside sleighing or just slaying the snowy hiking trails, it’s nice to come home to a warm bed, a comfortable […]
The numbers are startling. Millions of Americans have quit their jobs during the pandemic, an unprecedented mass exodus being called The Great Resignation as the pandemic jolted people coast to coast into making sweeping career and lifestyle changes. The months of enforced confinement, the fear of looming mortality, the experience […]