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This article was produced in partnership with Citizen Watch For the uninitiated, lapping a track as fast as you dare, pushing a vehicle to its limit is an electric experience that intoxicates the mind and body with waves of adrenaline. The Citizen Promaster MX is made for those who jones for the velocity, g-forces, and power you find behind the wheel of a finely tuned machine. Part of the brand’s Promaster series, the watch’s design summons a racing vibe that’ll remind you it’s been far too long since your last track day....

This darling fuzzy bee craft is perfect for a spring kids craft in the next coming months as we say goodbye to winter. In fact, all of our plants and flowers are beginning to grow again and we are super excited to re-welcome all of the bees in our neighborhood. Grab some fun bee books (look for some recommendations at the bottom of this post) and have an afternoon full of fun learning about bees and making this cute fuzzy bee craft....

Superheroes are more popular than ever these days, and their popularity doesn’t seem to be fading any time soon! Whether it’s in movies, comic books, video games, action figures or any kind of medium, these super-powered men and women can be marveled at anywhere! You may be one of the millions of people who love superheroes, and if you are then you may have thought about how fun it would be to create your very own superhero....

Takis And Popcornopolis Are Teaming Up For Spice-Infused Popcorn Monica Schipper/Getty Images By Amberly Mckee/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 10:08 pm EST Popcorn has come a long way since its traditional form was discovered in a West Central, New Mexico bat cave. As technology has evolved, folks graduated from cooking popcorn over a stove to simply placing a bag in the microwave for a couple of minutes. In modern times, Americans consume about 16 billion quarts of this salty snack per year, and it comes in pretty much any flavor you could imagine (per Michigan State University)....

The Foodie Gift Padma Lakshmi Doesn’t Want This Holiday Season Dia Dipasupil/Getty By Dave Malyon/Dec. 3, 2022 4:23 pm EST On the off chance that you would like to buy celeb foodie Padma Lakshmi a present this holiday season, you will be pleased to know that she is a fan of gifting. We can tell by the gift ideas she has contributed to Substack. The question is: What would one buy an accomplished cooking show host and food author (whose net worth could be an estimated $40 million, per Celebrity Net Worth)?...

The Reason You Should Be Cooling Cookies On Wood RBagusdiani/Shutterstock By Mikala Lugen/Nov. 12, 2022 11:00 am EST Ah, the art of baking cookies. If you’re a seasoned veteran at the art, then you know it can be a tedious process. Some might even call it a marathon and not a sprint. As much as 83% of Americans bake at least one dozen cookies throughout the year (via PR Newswire). That percentage increases to 93% when the holidays roll around....

The Tragedy Behind Jessica Vogel’s 2018 Death YouTube By Dai Poole/Oct. 23, 2022 3:00 pm EST Celebrity chef Jessica Vogel’s story is the classic tale of tragedy that can come from the dangers of fame. Vogel’s stints on the hit show “Hell’s Kitchen” and the Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen” may have raised her national profile, but the New Jersey native’s life off-screen was also noteworthy (via Deadline). According to northjersey.com, she began her culinary training in Denver at Johnson & Wales culinary school....

You only have to go 20 miles inland for the blustery cliffs and coast that give Rhode Island its Ocean State nickname to dissolve into wooded hills and New England savanna. Here in the town of Richmond, the Preserve Sporting Club & Residences claims a few national superlatives: the longest automated shooting range (150 yards); the most amenities at any sporting club on the East Coast; and the only place to enjoy family-style fine dining with bourbon pairings in a Hobbit House....

“Most people remember Breaking2 as a spectacle. Three runners, pacers, big crowds, and a race track in Italy, trying to break one of the last great thresholds in sport. But it started years earlier, humbly, on a whiteboard,” says Brett Kirby, a Human Performance Researcher at the Nike Science Research Lab (NSRL) who quarterbacked the project. Trail Running Tips for Staying Hydrated in the Heat Read article Kirby, a self-described academic, holds a Ph....

Where You Can Find The Biggest Costco In The World Trong Nguyen/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Nov. 2, 2022 10:00 am EST Costco has 842 store locations worldwide, including 579 locations in the United States, and more than 118 million cardholders. It has stores in such faraway places as Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. It’s a big box retailer known for slinging items in bulk at discounted prices, as well as its popular house brand Kirkland products....

When the weather is right, there is nothing like going for a nice bike ride. Hitting the trails or just riding around your neighborhood is a breath of (literal) fresh air to get you out of the house. Not only that but it also delivers to you quite the amazing workout where you will sweat off the pounds while you taking in the sights. There are a lot of bikes for you to choose from....

It’s going to be a big year for movies. From action films to superhero flicks, dramatic thrillers and comedies, the best new movies of 2022 have something for everyone coming to theaters or streaming at home. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on Filming ‘Against the Ice’ Read article Stars like Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Cruise, and Brad Pitt all have highly anticipated movies coming this year among plenty others you won’t want to miss....

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of GameStop®. All opinions are 100% mine. We hope you have fun building your own Pokemon Easter Basket for your children this year. My kids have had a long standing love for all things Pokemon for a couple years now. In fact, their appreciation for Pokemon cards inspired me to start my very own collection, so I guess that makes Pokemon a family affair in my home....

We may be in the winter for a little while longer. But that doesn’t mean the weather won’t warm up at some point. And that doesn’t mean there won’t be days that aren’t too cold to handle. Days that just need some lightweight cover to keep warm. When those days come now or in the spring, the Flint and Tinder Quilted Waxed Shirt Jacket will get the job. The Flint and Tinder Quilted Waxed Shirt Jacket is gonna get a lot of usage in the cold weather when you pick it up....

The chameleon is one of the most fascinating and unusual animals in nature. Just their appearance is notable enough, but they also have a cool trick where they can blend into their environment. Many people love chameleons, and because they look so unusual it can be a fun challenge to learn how to draw a chameleon. While you may not be able to see a chameleon all the time, by the end of this guide you will see how to draw one!...

tourismIn 2019, a record-setting 10.4 million tourists visited the Hawaiian Islands. While the economic benefit of that many visitors was certainly substantial, the environmental and cultural costs were equally significant. “For the last 50 years, the juggernaut of tourism in Hawaii rolled forward in a seemingly unstoppable way,” explains John DeFriese, the recently appointed and first Native-Hawaiian born CEO of the Hawaiian Tourism Authority. “For those 50 years, we watched as foreign businesses and corporations benefitted while our natural environment, resources, and local culture suffered,” DeFries explains....

I happened upon a darling book at the library last week, “Counting Crocodiles” by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. The book inspired a preschool activity full of math and fun! Counting Crocodiles is about a little monkey who lives on an island where all there is to eat is lemons from a lemon tree. One day she spies a banana tree in the distance on another island but the only way to get to it is to cross the crocodile-infested waters of the Sillabobble Sea....

Easy Sautéed Beet Greens Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 9:48 am EST We’ll admit it: Beets are not a highly popular vegetable, but we think they should be. While eating beets can turn your urine red or have an overtly “earthy” taste, we’re in the camp of looking on the bright side when it comes to beets. Not only are the beets themselves tasty, but you can get creative and cook up their greens, too....

Five Nights At Freddy’s has become quite the phenomenon in the past few years. This series of scary games have made millions of people around the world jump from their seats! The games are also full of many colorful and terrifying characters, and even though they’re made to be scary many people have their favorites. Foxy is one of the scariest characters in the games, but he’s still many people’s favorite character!...

Battery-powered Jeeps will soon arrive at off-road trails and shopping mall parking lots near you. At least that’s the automaker’s plan, and today it revealed a suite of new battery-powered models, including the all-new, all-electric Jeep Recon. The boxy SUV will go into production in North America in 2024, and although Jeep hasn’t yet released full performance specs or interior shots, this truck looks poised to carry the torch of the legendary brand into the electric age....