The burrito gets a bad rap. At fast-food restaurants, these mammoth tortilla-wrapped packages of fillings are commonly packed with fatty meats, handfuls of cheese or cheese sauce, and spoonfuls of creamy toppings. And while we've got plenty of lists of gut-bomb burritos you should avoid, the t

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Manual pasta machine for making authentic pasta at home

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As part of an occasional series on how the end-of-year holidays are observed in our broadcast region, we talked to Eugen Tomiuc from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom about the way Christmas is celebrated in Romania. Although the festival was suppressed in his country for decades by a communist regime

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and appetizers are a big reason why.

While some people prefer the elegance and civility of seated holiday dinners, for years our family has eschewed that tradition and went all in on small bites. We've never met a mushroom we wouldn't stuff, a di

We have a short growing season in eastern Washington, so gardening can be a challenge. We have to make efficient use of the time we do have by supplying our gardens with the best soil possible. The natural soils here tend to be sandy, and they contain a lot of decomposed granite. As a result,

Underworld actress Kate Beckinsale showed us that she's very into the holidays this year. She's been celebrating in advance since the beginning of the month, sharing several intimate moments with her 5.1 million Instagram followers. All her posts have one thing in common, though: Willow and Cl

They pioneered a theory for our messy emotional lives.

Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.

On the morning of June 28, I learned from Twitter that the literary critic Lauren Berlant had died. Over the subsequent days, remembran

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If you are looking for a thoughtful, stylish or educational gift for the little ones in your life, look no further.

We like toys that have longevity and multiple uses, and are hardwearing enough to pass down through the family.

That way, you c

Contains spoilers for "The Matrix Resurrections" 

Even 20 years after its release, there are enough details in "The Matrix" to send you tumbling down a rabbit hole as fast as a hacker-turned-savior of humanity. There's the classic bit of trivia that "Neo" is an anagram of "One," all t

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The final two episodes of Hawkeye brought Marvel fans the major reveal that former star of Netflix’s Daredevil series, Vincent D’Onofrio, has reprised his role was villain Wilson Fisk (aka Kingpin) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.