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Thank You, DNA—Now We Can Ditch Royalty!
If you don’t know much about DNA, you should. It’s a very useful tool to help you know what you
What Is Matcha? Some Green Thing
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I’m all for overspending on overhyped beverages. And to the usual culprits—craft beer, third
Top 10 Hints You Watch Too Much Football
When you give up 22 Sundays (and a few Thursdays, Saturdays, and Mondays) a year to watch a sport, you
How the NFL Robs You (and Me)
I love the NFL. Even though it robs me. It robs me of my time. And it robs me of
EV Terminology: 17 Tidbits You Should Know
Change can be difficult, as in the switch to electric vehicles (EVs). Fortunately, once you learn a few vocabulary words,
Formula One: A Guide for the American
Football. Baseball. NASCAR. The US always has to be a little different. But cultural phenomena have an uncanny way of
Ottawa: To Love or Tolerate?
I’ll just go ahead and get it out of the way—Ottawa is no Washington, DC. By population, the metropolitan region
Where Is Quebec in Canada? It Depends
As I’ve mentioned before, some of my awkward titles are designed solely to please the search engines, not to exhibit
What Is the Amish Religion? (For Beginners)
What is the Amish religion? Let’s just say it’s Christianity—with a twist. Here’s the story. Brief History Europe of
What Is Mormonism? A Timeline
It’s not often that historians get the opportunity to document the birth of a religion in play-by-play format. But given