Kitchen: How to turn single-purpose tools into multi-use gadgets
Whenever I feel the inclination to add “just one more thing” to my cooking supplies, I have to ask myself, “Will I use it? Will it earn its real estate?”
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U.S. traffic has rebounded to about 90% of pre-pandemic levels, analysts say
In 22 states, people have begun to drive even more than they did in late February, before government shutdown orders began to take effect, according to INRIX, a traffic analytics firm.
Cancer chief warns delays in care likely to result in thousands of extra deaths
Estimates by the National Cancer Institute show there will be 10,000 more breast and colorectal cancer deaths over the next decade than would have been expected without the coronavirus. The director said that estimate was perhaps too conservative.
PARENTING: Stuck at home? Now’s the time to talk.
Here’s how the experts recommend framing conversations about racial injustice and inequity, money and privilege, grief and loss, sexuality and healthy relationships, and values and meaning.
Recipe: Vibrant marinade makes this jerk chicken stand out
Serve this with Mango Chutney as a condiment, and with a side of rice and peas or coconut rice.
Drink recipe: How to make bubble tea—boba included—from scratch
Finding my favorite boba shop used to be a way of curing my homesickness, whenever I’d move to a new city. I’d seek out shops that took the time and care to make their boba drinks the right way. When the coronavirus pandemic forced many bubble tea shops to shutter, I found myself craving something I couldn’t easily have.
Banks snared in race conversation, confronted by bleak legacy
On the sidelines of protests, organizers are spreading the word about the role of banks in some of the worst chapters of U.S. history, from financing slaveholders to systemic discrimination in 20th century mortgage lending.
U.S. airlines could ban travelers who refuse to wear masks
Airlines for America, a trade organization, said a group of major American airlines will begin “vigorously” enforcing face-covering policies after reports of travelers not being held to the safety standard.
Children only half as likely to get infected by coronavirus, study finds
The findings could influence policymakers who are facing tough decisions about when and how to reopen schools and daycare centers.
KIDS: Pandemic may drive some parents to opt for home-schooling this fall—if they can afford it
The coronavirus pandemic, which shut down most of the nation’s schools in March, has provided parents who might have never considered home-schooling with a test drive of what it’s like to have the kids learning at home.
5 ways the pandemic is changing fashion and beauty trends
Sales of eye makeup are on the rise as Americans look for ways to express themselves behind face masks while staying six feet apart.
UPDATE: Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers protected by federal discrimination law
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender employees, a major gay rights ruling written by one of the court’s most conservative justices.
Books: The elusive truths of Melania Trump
Author Mary Jordan, a political reporter at The Washington Post, has assembled a solid narrative about the first lady, written without embellishment or much editorial comment, allowing the facts to speak for themselves.
After years of marginalizing the issue, Corporate America says ‘black lives matter’
Pushed by employees in some cases or by a fear of losing customers, corporations are being forced to examine their roles in inequalities in hiring, pay and promotion, fostering toxic workplace cultures and consumer discrimination.
Transit agencies, airports, Amtrak to receive nearly 100M masks to give passengers
The announcement came on the same day that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “strongly encouraged” organizers of large gatherings to tell participants to wear cloth face coverings when at such events.
Books: Lose yourself in the places that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien
After months of lockdown, political unrest and the inescapable threat of environmental collapse, some of us long for a glimpse of a world other than our own.
Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ provides critical thinking on the pandemic
Washington Post national arts reporter Geoff Edgers chatted with Bill Nye “The Science Guy,” whose “Science Rules!” podcast has launched a twice weekly coronavirus series.
The unexpected gift of stay-at-home orders: Time for kids to sleep and think and just be
Of all the silver linings this forced shelter-in-place and remote education has offered, the plenitude of time has meant the most to me – perhaps because I had such limited control over it before things slowed down.
In many states, COVID-19 cases are back on the rise after restrictions ease
On the same day Gov. Eric Holcomb announced he was easing more restrictions in Indiana two days ahead of schedule, more than a dozen other states were reporting new highs in the number of positive coronavirus cases or hospitalizations.
Lawmakers propose billions in incentives to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research
U.S. semiconductor companies account for 47 percent of global chip sales but only 12 percent of manufacturing, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, which welcomed the new legislation.