Cornbread muffins can go wrong in one way: they turn out dry and crumbly. The fix is a single ingredient, creamed corn. A small can stirred into the batter adds moisture, a gentle natural sweetness and a soft, custardy centre, while the outside still bakes golden and slightly crisp. They come together in one bowl…
Photo: Canva/ Representative Fossils are like timeless gems that give us a glimpse into the past, about what the prehistoric organisms ate, how they lived, reproduced, and more.While we patiently wait for a museum visit to have a look at when, we think about how these treasures were actually found; the first thought that lingers…
What would you do if a flyer told you some guy was trapped inside a giant stainless steel bean, and the only way to save him was to shove it seven inches to the left? Well, if you live in Chicago, you apparently put on a jacket, head down to Millennium Park on a Sunday…
Coriander loves cool weather, which makes winter the best season to grow it. Where summer heat makes the plant bolt and flower within weeks, the milder months give you slow, steady growth and plenty of fragrant leaves for chutneys, dals and garnishes. It is also one of the easiest herbs for a beginner, and it…
When Jyoti Sonawale lost her husband during the Covid-19 pandemic, she suddenly became responsible for raising three daughters and running the household. She tried different small jobs but struggled to find a stable income. Today, she drives employees of IT companies in Hinjewadi, Pune, and her daughters proudly tell people that their mother is a…
Open a roll of aluminium foil and you will see two different finishes: one side shiny, the other dull. Many people were taught that one side cooks better, reflects more heat or keeps food moister, and kitchens have argued about it for years. The truth is simpler. The difference has nothing to do with cooking….
Looking down at Earth from orbit is already mind-bending, but seeing it play out in real time makes the whole experience feel completely surreal. NASA astronaut Anil Menon recently gave people a front-row seat to that view, sharing a pair of videos recorded onboard the International Space Station (ISS) that captured a faint aurora glow…
Window blinds quietly collect everything that drifts in from outside: city dust, cooking fumes, a sticky film of oil in the kitchen, even the odd dead insect. You don’t notice it until the sun hits them at a certain angle, and suddenly they look grey and tired. Replacing them is expensive, and fiddly cleaners aren’t…
A baby brings a kind of joy that is difficult to put into words. Suddenly, the smallest things become reasons to smile, from tiny fingers curling around yours to those first sleepy grins. They are quite literally a little bundle of joy, wrapped up in a world of their own. If you want a name…
The quote comes from The Ethics of Ambiguity, her 1947 philosophical work. In the book, Beauvoir discusses individual freedom, responsibility and the importance of recognising other people as independent human beings. Her argument about love is particularly interesting. She suggests that genuinely loving another person means accepting their individuality rather than trying to make them…