Isabel Petrou Isabel is an incoming sophomore at the University of Vermont studying public communication. She grew up in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where she frequented the beach often during the summer. Even though her heart belongs to the ocean, the mountains are becoming a close contender. Her favorite part of living in Burlington, Vermont, for […]
As a kid, I remember eating things like Hamburger Helper (or Tuna Helper, cringe) on the regular. This MSG, hydrolyzed corn, protein-infused one-pan meal was a staple of the 80s. My friends and I would bemoan its existence over equally processed school lunches. Obviously, I hadn’t been taught my own food rules to cure picky […]
A third of my tiny windowsill herb garden is devoted to growing various types of basil. Even when I’m not cooking with the herbs, I often rub their fresh leaves between my fingers to release their powerful aromas, which range from sweet to peppery. Some varieties, like holy basil, have a dank, musky smell reminiscent […]
Fashion may need clogs, but clogs don’t need fashion. The shoe style has long thrived on the sartorial sidelines, happily occupying space inside the functional and comfortable footwear category without requiring recognition. While sometimes known to unfurl its freak flag, the clog never sheds its core traits of function, dependability, comfort, and relative affordability. Despite […]
The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware. Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the certified hardware meets this standard. Currently the certification database lists over 2,819 individual certifications! In June we added […]
Former Girls frontman Christopher Owens has returned with his first new song in seven years. “I Think About Heaven” is a solo track about self-reliance and longing, with a nod to Psalms 42 woven into the lyrics as well. It follows 2017’s Vante EP, which served as the debut release from his project Curls. Listen […]
Josh Hartnett began challenging himself on the big screen not long after a stalking incident and getting pigeonholed as a heartthrob. In the late ‘90s and early aughts, Josh Hartnett was at the top of the heartthrob list, making his big screen debut in Halloween: H20 and launching into a stream of movies that easily […]
Homemade applesauce is a favorite recipe for making use of fresh fall apples. A simple blend of apples, sugar, and cinnamon is all you need for this applesauce recipe. Perfect and fresh! It needs only 3 ingredients plus a splash of water. You can use any variety of apples. It’s healthy and delicious, make it […]
Cathode-ray tube (CRT) televisions may no longer be in production, but its last bastion came in the form of extremely cheap little Chinese portable sets with a black-and-white tube. They’re now useless for broadcast TV, so can often be had for next-to-nothing. [Action Retro] has a video showing a Mac Classic clone using one, and […]
