As Valentine’s Day approaches, Murray reveals his culinary plans for the day, starting with breakfast in a box… “If music be the food of love, play on” must surely have been exploited by card companies as a classic greetings message, centuries after Shakespeare conceived his best life hacks – and …
Read More »Are Britain’s lost parcels really being auctioned off on eBay?
There’s little about a brown cardboard box to lift the spirits, not even when it’s wrapped in wrinkled clingfilm. Hard, then, to imagine that the package just handed over to us on the doorstep of a dishevelled terrace house in Street, Somerset, is one of the most sought-after items on …
Read More »Great sound, effective noise cancellation
It would be fair to say that true wireless earphones have been commodified. You can get a pair at nearly every price point, from the budget-focused Redmi Earbuds S to the high-end Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless. We’re now coming to a point where, like smartphones, we’re starting to see the …
Read More »Vic Keegan’s Lost London 182: What became of the General Post Office?
Robert Smirke’s magnificent building lasted less than 100 years At first glance this building could be mistaken for the British Museum. That would not be surprising. It was designed by the same architect – Sir Robert Smirke, the Greek revivalist – and built at around the same time as the …
Read More »The five best email clients for Android to replace Gmail
This story was originally published 2021/01/30 6:00am PSTon Jan 30, 2021 and last updated 2021/02/13 9:35am PSTon Feb 13, 2021. Managing email can be a pretty personal thing — whether you’re an obsessive user of tags, the mark unread feature, snoozing, or filters, it can be hard to figure out …
Read More »Falling in love with the plant specimens at California Botanic Garden in Claremont – Orange County Register
Sometimes, it’s love at first sight. I am talking about close encounters with plants you have never seen before and then, suddenly, they make the whole world a much more inviting and compatible place. Just to know they exist makes your heart flutter. Take, for example, the Port Orford cedar. …
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Read More »Biden rules out requiring COVID tests for domestic flights for now
The Biden administration has ruled out requiring negative COVID-19 tests for passengers on domestic flight for now, per multiple reports on Friday. Driving the news: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told “Axios on HBO” earlier this month that the U.S. was considering the possible mandate. But the White House said Friday …
Read More »Senate to Consider Witnesses in Twist to Trump’s Trial
The Senate voted to consider a request for witnesses at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, injecting a chaotic new element that could end up prolonging proceedings that had appeared to be on track to wrap up on Saturday. Five Republicans joined with Democrats and independents in a 55-45 vote to allow …
Read More »You shouldn’t have to publicly humiliate AT&T to get usable internet
Earlier this month, Aaron Epstein spent $10,000 to buy an ad in The Wall Street Journal to tell AT&T’s CEO he wasn’t happy with his internet service — service that was limited to a paltry 3Mbps (via Ars Technica). Now, AT&T has him hooked up with a fiber connection, and …
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