Rice University’s new president
I would never have expected this when I was a student here. The only black and brown people we saw were janitors and cooks (black) and groundskeepers (brown). Amazing!
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The #1 Worst Drink That Ages Your Brain Faster, Says Science
This popular beverage could be doing major damage to your cognitive function over time. BY SARAH CROW DECEMBER 5, 2021 Unfortunately, there are more insidious effects of the aging process, especially when it comes to the health of your brain. However, it’s not just the passage of time that can affect your cognitive fitness over time—what you eat…
Read More The #1 Worst Drink That Ages Your Brain Faster, Says Science6 Skin Conditions That Are Commonly Misdiagnosed
By Kristin Granero November 03, 2021 [This applies especially if you have black or brown skin. Many doctors have not been trained to recognize skin conditions on POC skin tones.] “When it comes to your skin, the only way to treat a rash or a mark is if you have the correct diagnosis to begin with,” says…
Read More 6 Skin Conditions That Are Commonly MisdiagnosedBest Books 2021 NY Times
Best Fiction and Non-Fiction Books of 2021 from the NY Times The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois By Honorée Fanonne Jeffers No One Is Talking About This By Patricia Lockwood When We Cease to Understand the World By Benjamín Labatut. Translated by Adrian Nathan West How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History…
Read More Best Books 2021 NY TimesBaked Peach-Bourbon BBQ Chicken Breast
Ingredients Sauce: 1 cup ketchup ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup bourbon (such as Four Roses®) ¼ cup peach preserves 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon Montreal steak seasoning (such as McCormick®) ½ teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring Chicken: 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves salt…
Read More Baked Peach-Bourbon BBQ Chicken BreastWhat to Give Someone Who Doesn’t Need Anything
movie or sports tickets gift card for restaurant donation to charity homemade dessert weather predictor salt or pepper assortment something from their alumni gift shop bath or shower accessories jelly beans in their favorite flavor gift card to adult toy shop something for their pet hot chocolate bombs bidet attachment calendar with pictures of them/family/friends…
Read More What to Give Someone Who Doesn’t Need AnythingShelf Awareness Best Books of 2021
FictionBewilderment by Richard Powers (W.W. Norton)Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (One World)Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)Hell of a Book by Jason Mott (Dutton)One Two Three by Laurie Frankel (Holt)Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi (Riverhead)Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ballantine)Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad (Knopf)The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine (Grove Press) NonfictionBlack Food: Stories,…
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No-Bake Cheesecake
My friend Pat Carter in Capetown makes this. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 8 hours, 20 minutes Yield: serves 10-12 Ingredients GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST 2 cups (200g) graham cracker crumbs (about 12–14 full sheet graham crackers) 1/3 cup (67g) packed light or dark brown sugar 1/2 cup (8 Tablespoons; 115g) unsalted butter, melted CHEESECAKE 1 and 1/4 cups (300ml) heavy cream or heavy whipping cream three 8-ounce blocks (680g) full-fat…
Read More No-Bake CheesecakeHip Mobility Exercises That’ll Keep You Feeling Limber
Add these hip mobility movements to your regular routine to get the most out of your workouts and remain injury-free. By Renee Cherry November 15, 2021 Hip mobility can pay off throughout your day-to-day. “Anything we do in our daily lives, even mundane activities, require the use of our joints and limbs being mobile and having a…
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