Pandemic habits: How to keep the good ones, end the bad ones
As the world starts whirring again and people return to offices, schools and schedules, the risk of lapsing into our pre-pandemic ways is real.
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This carrot cake with brown butter-cream cheese frosting will keep you coming back for more
In our house, we love this carrot cake so much, we decided it’s our go-to cake for birthdays, Mother’s Day—any celebration, big or small.
John Feinstein: Indianapolis has long history with Final Four, but this chapter is one to forget
This is the 41st time I have attended the Final Four. I have never seen anything like this version. And I hope never to see anything like it again.
Four numbers that will decide the men’s Final Four
Gonzaga is chasing a perfect 32-win season. That’s not the only number worth focusing on for this year’s Final Four. Here are a few more that are sure to factor into the chase for the national championship.
Gardening: The cicadas are coming. But gardeners need not panic.
The insect may disrupt things in May and June – especially June – but its destructive capabilities are limited.
A solid brunch lineup can make Easter easy
You can create a sumptuous feast without having to splurge financially. Beautiful. Satisfying. Holiday-ish.
Supreme Court skeptical of NCAA’s case for withholding benefits from student athletes
In 90 minutes of arguments held via teleconference, justices across the ideological divide grilled the NCAA’s lawyer and repeated criticisms that the organization invokes its defense of amateurism as a way to increase profits while keeping its labor cost low.
Biden’s $2.25T infrastructure, climate plan emerges as congressional wrangling begins
The ambitious plan, to be unveiled Wednesday, is expected to devote hundreds of billions of dollars to infrastructure, home care for the elderly and the disabled, efforts to revive manufacturing, and bolstering the nation’s electric grid, broadband access and water systems.
Men’s Sweet 16 teams might be stuck in Indy, but they don’t want to leave
Early on, the hotels and convention center bustled with several hundred players. Now only 16 teams remain on the giant bracket that hangs from the J.W. Marriott next to the convention center, and every program wants to extend its stay.
Designer offers solutions for an organized home office
Interior designer Regan Billingsley still spends some time in her Washington, D.C., studio, but for much of the past year, she has been doing a fair amount of work from home.
Pressure mounts on NCAA as House Dems demand answers over tourney disparities
Lawmakers raised questions about the organization’s role in fueling inequity in college sports, a sign that scrutiny of the Indianapolis-based NCAA is likely to expand beyond this month’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
The pandemic has us doubting our friendships
This isolation can make us doubt our friendships, leading us to wonder: Do my friends like me as much as they used to?
Spring cleaning: How to clear the cobwebs without adding to your pandemic stress
The most important thing for people right now is just to exonerate themselves from the pressure.
Concussions can be diagnosed through saliva test, researchers find
The groundbreaking finding raises the possibility that doctors and athletic trainers could rapidly determine whether someone suffered a concussion using an objective test, according to a peer-reviewed article published Tuesday.
NCAA’s Emmert agrees to review after more charges of inequity
Amid mounting pressure from players, coaches and administrators over differences between this month’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, NCAA President Mark Emmert on Tuesday wrote that he would be calling for “an independent review.”
USPS chief cuts post office hours, lengthens delivery times in new 10-year plan
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the Postal Service is weighed down by $188.4 billion in liabilities, and that he expects it to lose $160 billion over the next 10 years.
White House eyes tax increases on companies and ‘wealthy’ to fund infrastructure
The centerpiece of the tax increases would probably be a higher corporate tax rate—reversing part of President Donald Trump’s steep corporate tax cut in 2017—as well as higher levies on investment income and a higher top marginal tax rate.
NFL announces new TV, streaming deals worth more than $110 billion
The NFL completed a new set of lucrative television and streaming deals Thursday that solidify the sport’s status as the most valuable property in television and are expected to result in a 17-game season being put into effect this fall.
The pandemic has reshaped major home industries. Those changes might not be going away anytime soon.
Here’s a look at how the pandemic affected some major home industries, and how those changes will affect the year ahead.
The gardener’s guide to peonies
If some simple principles are followed, common problems with peonies can be avoided.