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Tiny Hacks
Brush Your Shrimp With a Little Mayo Before Grilling
A layer of fat on and around your food is key if you wish to keep it from getting stuck on grill grates, particularly if that food is something lean and delicate like fish or shrimp. Oil is a fine solution to this problem, I guess. But I think...
streaming
How to Virtually Attend DC Jazz Festival Performances
Like many live events this year, the DC Jazz Festival has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic—but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the smooth sounds of some of the world’s best jazz musicians. Despite the official live event being on hold for now, each Saturday, the DCJazzFest from...
Protesting
Protesting Is a Hack
Protests get shit done. If you celebrate Independence Day, Pride or Martin Luther King Day, you know that public demonstrations, even riots, have forced change where other means could not. Earlier this week we shared with you five demonstrations that changed history; today let’s talk about what’s happening now.
black lives matter
Here's What Black People Want From White Allies
Earlier this week, I created a post I thought would create a space and a moment for black people to state exactly what they need right now from their white allies. We are grieving. Our mental health is being continuously shaken in the midst of trauma brought on by...
Shopping
How to Find and Support Black-Owned Businesses Locally and Online
As protests against racial injustice and police brutality continue around the country, you may have heard calls to support black-owned businesses. The pandemic and related economic shutdowns have led to a difficult few months for businesses nationwide. And your spending, as you venture back out into your community, can be...
Shopping
Use a Chatbot for Faster Amazon Returns
When you experience a problem with an Amazon order and need to make a return or request a refund, you probably turn to the site’s live customer support representatives for help. Don’t. Instead, hit up Amazon’s automated chatbot, which can get you near-instant refunds or schedule returns without wasting any...
coronavirus
What It Means When a City Records No New COVID-19 Deaths
On Wednesday, for the first time since March 12, NYC reported no new deaths from COVID-19. To put that number into perspective, during the peak in mid-April, NYC reported an average of 500 deaths a day. This is encouraging news, and worth celebrating. Preventative measures—closing businesses, the public adopting...
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's Josh Trank got "heavy pushback" for trying to cast a Black Sue Storm
Josh Trank has been making the rounds of late, drumming up support for his new Tom Hardy film Capone—and, perhaps inevitably, fielding plenty of questions about the apparent self-destruction of the 2015 Fantastic Four movie, an endeavor that functionally immolated his then-rising career. Trank has been fairly insistent in interviews...
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The Impressive Engineering Behind The Cheapest Electric Car In The World
The cheapest new electric car in the world, the $1,200 Changli Nemeca from Chinese e-commerce website Alibaba, is a truly amazing machine. This became clear as soon as my coworker Jason Torchinsky unboxed the car and saw its unexpected features, and even more so when he drove it. But it...
Kotaku
Here's The Not-E3 2020 Press Conference Schedule
Just because E3 2020 is canceled doesn’t mean everything developers were going to show there has suddenly disappeared. While no digital version of E3 is in the works, other companies and organizations have stepped up with their own virtual events to deliver news on their latest plans and upcoming games.
Kotaku
Itch.io Is Selling A Bundle Of Over 700+ Games For $5 To Support Racial Justice And Equality
The indie game store Itch.io has put together a massive bundle containing 742 indie games worth over $3,400 and is selling the whole thing for $5 to help raise money to support the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community Bail Fund.
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An Unfinished And Playable Build Of
Dead Island 2
From 2015 Has Leaked
An early, unfinished build of Dead Island 2 has leaked online and now folks are playing and sharing footage of this old corpse of a game.
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