The Weekly Quiz From NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz https://www.npr.org/2024/07/27/nx-s1-5051887/sunday-puzzle-six-letter-to-eight-letter-words On-air challenge: I’m going to give you two six-letter words. Put the same pair of letters in front of each one to get two common eight-letter words. Ex. Airway, Ranger –> Stairway and Stranger Parent, Petite Option, Equate Crease, Fringe Rocket, [……]
The French writer Marquis de Sade requested vanilla pastilles while in jail. Madame de Pompadour, a mistress of King Louis XV, liked to have chocolate flavored with vanilla and ambergris at dinner. Once you notice vanilla, you’ll smell it everywhere. It’s in sweets, pharmaceuticals, mosquito repellents, seltzers, makeup and hair [……]
And the truth is, jeans don’t require a ton of maintenance. In fact, if you want to keep them in tip-top condition, you should actually wash them as infrequently as possible. Hazel Morley, VP of design at menswear provider Bonobos, said she washes her jeans as little as possible to ensure [……]
The Dog Lady of Mexico is a heartwarming memoir by Alison Sawyer Current, detailing her transformation from her regular life in the U.S. to a devoted animal rescuer in Mexico. After moving to Isla Mujeres, Alison was struck by the plight of countless stray dogs and took it upon herself [……]
A view of Bonampak’s great acropolis, surrounded by foliage of the Lacandon jungle. Photo: Carlos Rosado van der Gracht / Yucatán Magazine Home of the so-called Sistine Chapel of Mesoamerica, the ruins of Bonampak lay deep in the thick Lacandon jungle in Chiapas. The city was founded in the early [……]
Even if you aren’t a number geek, you’ll enjoy this article! Neighbors of the United States. Signatories to the USMCA trade pact. Members of the G20 and APEC. Former colonies of European empires. Mexico and Canada have their similarities, but there are also some major differences between the two North [……]
How the body handles heat When you start to heat up from exertion or the temperature outside, your body works to cool itself by moving warmer blood away from your internal organs and cooler blood toward them. It has two main techniques for doing this. Blood is redistributed from your [……]
THE WEEKLY QUIZ FROM NPR PUZZLEMASTER WILL SHORTZ https://www.npr.org/2024/05/26/nx-s1-4977551/sunday-puzzle-name-these-iconic-u-s-summer-vacation-destinations On-air challenge: Summer is almost here, and you may be making travel plans. I’m going to describe some tourist destinations in the United States. The initial letters of the descriptions are also the initials of the places. You name them. [……]
If you’re in Akumal, we’ll CU4 First Friday Best Shirt and chit-chat. 2 August, 5:00 at La Buena Vida – same as always except for hurricanes!
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