Behold: The Popeyes fried chicken challenge
Let’s face it — we can all be forgiven for self-medicating with junk food at various periods during the COVID-19 lockdown. Stress eating is very normal, and some experts even say stress eating is […]
Mullets are back! Here are some of the best from the ’70s, ’80s & ’90s
Miss mullets? So do we! It’s been rumored for years now that the mullet haircut is making a comeback. In fact, it was less than a decade after the ubiquitous haircut of the ‘80s and […]
Classic news video: JFK through the years
The NBC Universal Archives YouTube channel is a treasure trove of footage from days past, and their mashup of appearances John F. Kennedy made on NBC News over the years does not disappoint. It kicks off with […]
The one must-try bacon in every state
Let’s be clear. This list isn’t based on any type of scientific poll. The very notion that some group of Americans who I don’t even know could pick better bacon than me is preposterous. I […]
How to grill the perfect steak
When it comes to cooking a steak, there are a lot of decisions to make. There are all the different cuts: ribeye, New York strip, porterhouse, flank, and so on. Then there are all the […]
How a $15 minimum wage would impact the economy
With a new administration in place and new legislation proposed to help those hardest hit by the financial impacts of the pandemic, raising the national minimum wage has become a highly contested topic. While boosting […]
An afternoon with John Lewis
It was a warm day sometime around the spring of 1990. I was a freshman at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in the Maryland suburbs just outside D.C., and we had a half day that day. […]
A closer look at BMW’s 2021 X5 hybrid
Drivers of the first generation BMW X5 hybrid (aka, the X5 xDrive40e) will tell you that while the SUV is certainly comfortable, includes some nice luxe features, and is even peppy from, say, 0-30 when […]
What happened when the Ferris Bueller cast reunited? (Anyone? Anyone?)
For people of a certain age, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the 1986 movie from director John Hughes, was seminal. I was 11 when it came out and I can’t tell you how comforted I was […]
Guess how much Popeyes fried chicken this guy ate in one sitting
Let’s face it — we can all be forgiven for self-medicating with junk food during the COVID-19 lockdown. Stress eating is very normal, and some experts even say stress eating is OK. I certainly find […]