Michelin finally dropped its first Philly restaurant ratings, and one local culinary educator isn’t impressed. While a few restaurants earned stars, she argues inspectors overlooked the city’s most creative kitchens and misunderstood what makes Philly’s dining scene shine.
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A culinary educator and local dining expert breaks down Michelin’s debut Philly list − and gives zero stars to the inspectors
The Michelin awards will almost certainly bring more tourism to the city, and more revenue to the honored restaurants. But will it make Philly’s ...
Dictionary.com's word of the year is “6-7,” a Gen Alpha slang term with no actual definition. Oxford’s word of the year is “rage bait” and Cambridge picked "parasocial." Together, they paint a picture of digital nihilism.
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2025’s words of the year reflect a year of digital disillusionment
From AI slop to rage bait, to the cryptic ‘6-7,’ this year’s slate captures a growing sense that online life is flooded with fakery, frustrat...
Girls typically stick to the classic math formulas while boys wing it with shortcuts — and researchers say that difference may help explain why men still dominate high-stakes tests and #STEM.
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Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes
The reasons are not yet fully understood, but researchers consider societal influences that encourage greater compliance among girls as a potential...
Fuzzy socks are cute, but if someone you love is dealing with cancer, a home-cooked meal or help with laundry would mean way more. Sometimes the most practical gifts are the most caring (and online gift lists reflect what folks are trying to sell)
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Buying a gift for a loved one with cancer? Here’s why you should skip the fuzzy socks and give them meals or help with laundry instead
Gifts that make a true connection acknowledge the ugly parts of illness and provide relief from daily burdens.
From BBS systems that pre-date the Internet itself to today’s AI chatbots, far-right groups adapt faster than the systems meant to contain them. It's important we all understand how they use these tools:
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Far-right extremists have been organizing online since before the internet – and AI is their next frontier
Neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists were early adopters of bulletin board systems, pioneering online recruiting and radicalization techniques ...
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Syrian refugees are returning home not because conditions have improved in their homeland, but because life in neighboring countries has become harder. https://buff.ly/ItAmKmv
On Dec. 12, millions honor la Virgencita – a beloved, brown-skinned, Indigenous Mary who represents love, protection and cultural pride across the U.S. and Mexico.
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Viva Guadalupe! Beyond Mexico, the Indigenous Virgin Mary is a powerful symbol of love and inclusion for millions of Latinos in the US
The famous apparition of the Virgin Mary has come to symbolize Mexico, but other groups – particularly migrants and Latinos north of the border ...
Three states have passed laws requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms. Federal courts have blocked the laws, but appeals could bring the issue back to the Supreme Court, where a new "history and tradition test" the court adopted for religion freedom cases in 2022 puts established precedents into question. Quick overview to catch you up:
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3 states are challenging precedent against posting the Ten Commandments in public schools – cases that could land back at the Supreme Court
New laws mandating the Ten Commandments’ display in schools have faced lawsuits in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
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Sick of the same old #Christmas songs? Reggae, metal and pop punk have some wild alternatives.
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Tired of the same old Christmas songs? So were these countercultural carolers
Roots reggae, thrash metal and pop punk add new layers to familiar holiday tropes.