SUPER BOWL RESULTS AND MVP WINNERS LII Feb. 4, 2018 Philadelphia 41, New England 33 Nick Foles LI Feb. 5, 2017 New England 34, Atlanta 28 (OT) Tom Brady 50 Feb. 7, 2016 Denver 24, Carolina 10 Von Miller XLIX Feb. 1, 2015 New England 28, Seattle 24 Tom Brady XLVIII Feb. 2, 2014 … Read more
The Super Bowl is the purest distillation of America that there is. It’s brutal, lucrative, tawdry, spectacular, amazing, and full of delicious snacks. It’s the one moment when we as a nation truly come together to reflect on our greatest achievements as a society — television, innovative chicken and cheese products, and over-the-top marketing. But … Read more
As America gets ready for their upcoming Super Bowl parties (or Royal Rumble party, if that’s your thing), Cheez Whiz – the yellowish-orange, gooey, bland tasting “cheese” product – will surely make an appearance at some of them. But what is Cheez Whiz? Why did get it invented? And is there really cheese in Cheez … Read more
It seems like everyone is struggling to make ends meet, especially in this day and age where the 35 and younger demographic are have to work multiple jobs, move back in with their parents, take on roommates, and delay the things they’ve wanted to do in their lives (like marriage, kids, vacations, luxuries etc) because … Read more
1) His name was originally Michael, not Martin. His father was also Michael King, hence why Martin Luther King Jr. was originally named Michael King Jr. However, after a trip to Germany in 1931, Michael King Sr. changed his own name in homage to historic German theologian Martin Luther. Michael King Jr. was two years … Read more
It seems that the whole world is now meditating, which is wonderful news, as meditation does so much for us on all levels: body, mind and spirit. On a physical level, meditation allows the body to stay stress-free. Mentally, it helps the mind feel peaceful and less attached to the outcome of each individual task … Read more
Eating more fruits — particularly berries, apples and pears — and nonstarchy vegetables, like soybeans and cauliflower, may help you lose weight over the long term, a new study suggests. However, adding starchy vegetables like peas, potatoes and corn to your diet may not be as good for your waistline: People who increased their consumption … Read more
When you live in a constantly connected (but spiritually disconnected) urban environment, it’s natural to dream about escaping to some wilderness shack and never coming back. Hide and Seek: The Architecture of Cabins and Hide-Outs, a new book from Gestalten, lets you indulge that fantasy without having to go all Grizzly Man. It presents some … Read more
As funky fumes of sauerkraut blanketed our house year after year, the younger me resented the letdown of New Year’s Day. The excitement of Christmas was officially over, it was time to head back to school, and of course my family’s good luck food wasn’t something kid-friendly, like cookies or ice cream. My mother cooked … Read more
No one wants to ring in the New Year with a splitting headache and a sandpapery tongue, and yet “Hangover Cure” tends to be the number one Google search on New Year’s Day: There’s no silver bullet cure for the side effects of boozin’. But based on what we know about hangovers, scientifically speaking, there … Read more