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Daniel Krieger

Happy Grilled Cheese Day! If you want to upgrade your favorite ooey-gooey sandwich, Spencer Rubin— founder and CEO of Melt Shop—has some tips.

Jennifer M Wood
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Thursday, June 9, 2021 has been declared "Mare of Easttown" Day at Wawa—and they've got a special (spicy) cheesesteak to celebrate.

Erin McCarthy
















Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish in Bright Star (2009)

Roses are red, violets are blue. Comic books get made into movies—and poems do, too.

Rudie Obias




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One missing letter led to the Ministry of Defence accidentally hiring a seaweed expert instead of a codebreaker. Turns out that's just what they needed.

Jake Rossen