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Reading up on Domino’s shopping guides is like having your own personal product concierge. We do the tedious part—deep-dive research, hands-on testing, and tapping experts for advice—so all you have to do is hit “add to cart.” That’s why we call them Simply the Best. There is a universal truth among pool designers: The best in-ground pool slides are custom. But perhaps your budget is modest, or maybe the house you bought during the pandemic came with a pool and no slide, or you’re having regrets (womp) about not putting one in when you had the chance. With warmth and...

I’m pretty sure most family psychology experts will concur that the advent of the mudroom is the best thing to happen to Moms since electricity, sliced bread, and if you are in my family, ketchup. Listen, I’ve been mudroom-less my whole life and I didn’t starve, instead, I had a thriving rainy childhood in Oregon full of secure attachments and a high school diploma. So having a mudroom is not a necessity nor an indicator of adult “success”. But BOY, when you live in particular climates, this room quickly becomes one of the more useful, functional, and thus coveted rooms...

Bernard Rose's 1992 film "Candyman" is based on Clive Barker's short story "The Forbidden," first published in the anthology novel "In the Flesh" in 1985. In Barker's original story, the action takes place in The Spector Street Estate, a fictional housing project in England, where a college student named Helen investigates the details of an urban legend named The Candyman. The 1992 film version of "The Forbidden" transplants the story to the very real Cabrini-Green housing development in Chicago -- a project whose history is rife with corruption and racial discrimination -- where Helen (Virginia Madsen) investigates a very similar...

All of the recipes for this meal are adapted from the amazing Nopalito cookbook by Gonazlo Guzman. This book is one of my favorite cookbook purchases, because I’ve loved every recipe I’ve tried. You know how you excitedly buy some cookbooks, only to find you really only like a few recipes in them? This is not one of those. Highly recommend it. For Sunday dinner, I chose this fried, mexican chile spiced chicken sandwich on toasted Cemita rolls. It is served with avacado, salsa de Morita, onion, romain lettuce, Oaxacan cheese, mayo, and refried beans. I served it with toasted...

When it comes to the medium of animation, one name stands boldly and brightly above all others: Walt Disney Animation Studios. Ever since "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was released in 1937, the studio has remained at the forefront of animation, whether it be traditionally hand-drawn or CGI animation. Though the studio has struggled throughout its many decades, it always manages to come out on top. It's hard to quickly summarize what makes a classic Disney film, but you can always count on a combination of beautiful animation, impactful characters, and memorable songs.What then, makes for the very best...