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How Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Are Made

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are probably my favorite big brand candy (perhaps only bested by Reese’s Pieces), so it was a real treat ( groan ) to see how the company makes them cups. But did you know Reese’s purposely over-roasts their peanuts just enough to bring out a bold

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Required Reading

Women ceramicists challenge conventions in clay, India’s drag scene, olive trees in Gaza, dystopian airport lounges, Jenny Holzer’s roommate, and the real story of “Jingle Bells.”

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90 Minutes of Knitting ASMR

From the V&A Museum, here’s a 90-minute video of someone knitting a pair of gloves using a knitting pattern from the 1940s from the museum’s archive. Featuring soft-spoken moments, natural yarn sounds, needles gently tapping, and the soothing rhythm of slow, careful making,

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9 shortcuts

The simple rule: Nine shortcuts take longer and are less productive than simply doing the work the right way the first time. When we look for one-quick-tip and the lazy hack, we’re wasting time we could have spent on the direct path instead. When a shortcut becomes the best way

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