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Should we smoke salmon using traditional techniques, or should we simply add the flavor?

If you think something is off with added smoke flavoring in salmon, you're not alone. Many consumers are skeptical of salmon that hasn't been smoked in the traditional way.

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Everything Netflix Is Taking Credit for Thanks to the Success of ‘Stranger Things’

With its finale on the horizon, the show has racked up impressive viewership numbers—but it's also had an impact on random pockets of culture, too.

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Don't see your ChatGPT yearly recap? Try this trick to trigger it manually

OpenAI made a Spotify Wrapped-style 'Your Year with ChatGPT' recap. Here's how to find yours now.

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Let’s Talk About Chores, Baby. (Those Dishes Aren’t Going to Do Themselves.)

“If you care so much, do it yourself.”

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‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch

Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest cityOutside an abandoned building in New Zealand’s second-biggest city, a sign reads “slightly haunted but manageable”. In the middle of a busy shopping strip, pedestrians are w…

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Slate Crossword: Two Handkerchiefs and Some Ribbon, in Its Earliest Modern Form (Three Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Dec. 23, 2025.

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Help! There’s a Nasty Rumor Spreading About My Marriage. My Mother-in-Law Called Us in Tears.

Enough with the drama.

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Pulled '60 Minutes' segment airs in Canada, spreads online

A CBS News segment focused on stories of Venezuelan men detained in a notorious El Salvador prison after being deported by the Trump administration has sparked controversy among viewers after it was blocked from airing in the United States but was showcased in Canada and online. CBS News Editor-in-…

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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for December 24, 2025

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

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The hill I will die on: Ignore the haters, TK Maxx is actually quite good | Hannah J Davies

The chaos is undeniable, but where else are you going to get a pair of jeans and a pistachio-cream panettone cake for such a reasonable price?‘Oh it’s a mess!” my mum says, shaking her head. “It’s like a jumble sale.” I’m fresh from a trip to TK Maxx, and all I’m getting is negativity. A couple of d…

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Year-End Niconico Chart Sheds Light on Japan’s 2025 Vocaloid Scene

The Vocaloid song of the year this year is DECO27’s “Monitoring.”

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Did you solve it? Are you smarter than a soap bubble?

The “solution” to today’s puzzleEarlier today I set a puzzle which is extremely hard to answer if you are not a soap bubble.The four towns Continue reading...

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What happened next: the Coldplay kiss cam couple

They went mega-viral as the couple who were caught canoodling on a live screen. Cue plot twists and months of public intrigueOn 16 July 2025, Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot went to a Coldplay concert in Boston. You know this, I know this, my pop-culture-averse neighbour Norma knows this. Millions of p…

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My Brother-in-Law Is the Worst Person in My Family. This Year, I’m Standing Up for Myself.

I feel like an outsider.

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Dancing around the rhythm space with Euclid

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Facebook tests £9.99 monthly subscription for sharing more than two links

Meta is encouraging users to verify themselves to unlock more features or engagement with their posts.

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TikTok removes AI weight loss ads from fake Boots account

The adverts for prescription-only drugs showed healthcare professionals impersonating the British retailer.

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ChatGPT launches a year-end review like Spotify Wrapped

The experience includes awards, poems, and pictures referencing your year in chat.

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“Begin PHASE TWO!” – I’m moving to ScienceBlogs…

So, I have some really exciting news – this blog is evolving. After 18 excellent months at WordPress, I am packing up and moving over to ScienceBlogs, a collection of some of the best, er… science blogs on the Interweb. I want to assure current readers that the blog is not going to change, (well, [……

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What happened next: the Coldplay kiss cam couple

They went mega-viral as the couple who were caught canoodling on a live screen. Cue plot twists and months of public intrigueOn 16 July 2025, Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot went to a Coldplay concert in Boston. You know this, I know this, my pop-culture-averse neighbour Norma knows this. Millions of p…