If you want to, say, make juice from an orange, the typical way is to mash the orange on a simple squeezer. But the early-to-mid 20th-century cartoonist, Rube Goldberg, had an even better way. His “simple” juice-making contraption involved pulling a string, which releases a guillotine blade, which cuts a cord that engages a battering ram that then enrages a sleeping octopus, which attacks the dangling orange and squeezes out its juice.Goldberg’s bizarre cartoon machines were hilarious and have for decades inspired students to create their own real-world variety. One website notes that dictionaries in 1931 turned his name into an adjective that…
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Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! As we age, collagen production slows down, which can make skin look dull, dry and tired. Even if you have a consistent skincare routine packed with serums and anti-aging treatments,…
Chefs at the Welcome Reception© 2025 Galdones Photography Between vineyard-lined hills and Michelin-level bites, Healdsburg Wine & Food 2025 brought together some of the biggest names in food—from local award-winning chefs to Top Chef alums and Food Network favorites—for a weekend of cooking, sipping, and celebrating the best of California…
It’s time to open nominations for the next category of The Oregonian’s Readers Choice Awards: the best Oregon wine producer.There are loads to choose from. The Willamette Valley alone has more than 700 wineries according to the Willamette Valley Visitors Association. Recently, it was chosen as the top wine destination…
The tension between Arizona Democratic Party chairman Robert Branscomb II and his vice chair is now public.Branscomb informed Kim Khoury, the first vice chair of the Arizona Democratic Party of her suspension through an email, obtained by AZ Central.Branscomb alleged Khoury failed to perform her duties.Among the reasons he listed…
The retail industry is alerting President Trump that they can’t “eat” his tariffs forever – and price increases are likely to hit in the coming weeks, On The Money has learned. Whether this gets translated into higher official inflation numbers is anyone’s guess at this point. But for many items…
Time may fly when you’re having fun, but at other times, it seems to crawl along at a glacial pace. For many, time seems to move more slowly while they exercise — you glance at the clock between miles on the treadmill or sets in the weightroom, and you discover…
The Knicks’ starting five continued to have problems as a unit in the heartbreaking opener of the Eastern Conference finals. The quintet of Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns were outscored by 16 points in the time they shared the floor together and had an…
May 22 (UPI) — Far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion lost a legal bid Thursday to annul last weekend’s run-off election after a surprise loss to centrist rival, former Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan.Romania’s Constitutional Court threw out the challenge to the election result by Simion, who accused foreign states, including…
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds are doing what they do best in the latest Welcome to Wrexham episode — poking fun at themselves. “I think we should address what people have been saying about us,” Reynolds, 48, kicked off the FX show’s latest episode, which premiered on Thursday, May 22.…
Oklahoma is making more controversial changes to its public school curriculum, including teaching debunked information about the 2020 presidential election.Several additions to the newly updated Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies are facing public scrutiny, including a directive for high school students to learn disproven conspiracy theories about the 2020…
Far-left Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) refused to condemn the killings of two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, ducking reporters’ questions. “I’m going to go for now,” the controversial Somali American congresswoman said Thursday to reporters asking for her response to the slayings of Yaron…
Bon Secours and UnitedHealthcare are locked in a contract dispute that could jeopardize the healthcare of about 30,000 patients statewide.By failing to sign a new contract, UnitedHealthcare members could see increased out-of-pocket costs and more out-of-network visits. The two sides are looking to resolve the dispute over reimbursement rates before…
Memorial Day kicks off summer — and the influx of seasonal residents to the Hamptons. But it’s not all sunshine and revelry. Prompted by a vocal group of year-round residents, several towns on Long Island’s East End are imposing ever stricter laws and regulations, casting a shadow over the region’s…
Oklahoma’s public school history teachers will soon be required to teach the disproved conspiracy theory that the Democratic Party stole the 2020 presidential election from President Donald Trump.The Republican-led state’s new high school history curriculum says students must learn how to dissect the results of the 2020 election, including learning…
One day, Islanders great and Miracle on Ice member Ken Morrow was going for a leisurely drive in Huntington Village when a pair of police officers suddenly pulled him over. “When they came up, I didn’t know why. I didn’t think I’d been speeding or anything,” Morrow told The Post.…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! One job perk that comes with being a fashion writer is getting an insider’s take on all of the big sale events. With Memorial Day coming up on Monday, I’ve…
A Colombian woman living illegally in the United States lived under a stolen identity for more than two decades, improperly received more than $400,000 in stolen federal benefits, and illegally voted in the 2024 presidential election, federal prosecutors said Thursday.Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, also obtained welfare benefits, a REAL ID…
There seems to be a clash of views within the ABC daytime talk show “The View” over the hyper-political coverage it has become known for.The Daily Beast reported about an apparent rift between the ladies of “The View” and the top brass at the company, going all the way up…
WASHINGTON — A woman accused of spitting on President Trump’s former top federal prosecutor in DC while he was giving a live TV interview was arrested Thursday and charged with assault. Emily Gabriella Sommer, 32, interrupted then-interim DC US Attorney Ed Martin in the middle of a May 8 Newsmax…
Gas prices heading into the Memorial Day weekend hit a four-year low as millions of Americans prepare to hit the road. When adjusting for inflation, the average US retail gasoline prices going into Memorial Day weekend are 14% lower than last year, in large part because of falling crude oil prices,…
LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) — Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers for Hacks Season 4 Episode 9 “A Slippery Slope.”On Thursday’s Hacks, studio executive Bob Lipka (Tony Goldwyn) ordered Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) to fire her talk show’s head writer, Ava (Hannah Einbinder). Instead, Deborah told her audience on…
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysWeeks before South Korea’s presidential election, a photo of one of frontrunner Lee Jae-myung’s campaign trucks on its side resurfaced…
Luke Weaver changed teams four times in between the last two occasions the Yankees asked a pitcher to work three straight days during the regular season. Yes, it’s been a long time. The journeyman-turned-lockdown closer recorded the final three outs of a 1-0 victory against the Rangers on Thursday to…
Machine Gun Kelly has given his followers a peek at his baby daughter, eight weeks after he and ex Megan Fox welcomed her into the world. The musician (real name Colson Baker) shared a new photo via his Instagram on Thursday, May 22. In the photo, MGK, 35, was in…
Bruce Springsteen released digital downloads of his live anti-President Trump rants on Wednesday in the latest escalation of his feud with the sitting president. Highlights from the singer-songwriter’s Manchester, England, show from last week were made available on streaming services that morning, which included four songs and two attacks against Trump. “The mighty…
House Republicans have passed a sweeping multi-trillion dollar tax breaks package, a narrow victory for President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson after weeks of negotiations with conservative hold-outs.Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed with a vote of 215 votes to 214, with two Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it…
Roaring back and pulling out yet another historic comeback victory in the series opener against the Knicks is not enough for the Pacers. Despite Aaron Nesmith’s outside shooting and Tyrese Haliburton’s choke sign invoking two-pronged memories of former Knicks nemesis Reggie Miller, the Pacers insist they can be better in…
President Donald Trump’s head of the Social Security Administration (SSA), Frank Bisignano, admitted in a town hall with agency managers this week that he was not looking for a job at the time and that he had searched Google to learn what exactly the position entails.Newsweek reached out to the…
Farmer Wants a Wife’s third season has come to a close — and at least one couple is still going strong. Warning: Spoilers below for the season 3 finale of Farmer Wants a Wife. During the season 3 finale of the hit Fox series, which aired Thursday, May 22, all…
Behind bulletproof glass, former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport in Gastonia, North Carolina, on November 2, 2024.Peter Zay | Afp | Getty ImagesBetween a barrage of executive orders, foreign trips and norm-shattering proclamations, Donald Trump has…
Mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams ripped rival Andrew Cuomo’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis — as she tearfully remembered the injustice of her military veteran father’s death in a hospital during the shutdown. Adams on Thursday criticized Democratic Party primary frontrunner Cuomo for his “redemption” campaign to return to office several…
May 22 (UPI) — Far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion lost a legal bid Thursday to annul last weekend’s run-off election after a surprise loss to centrist rival, former Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan.Romania’s Constitutional Court threw out the challenge to the election result by Simion, who accused foreign states, including…
LAS VEGAS, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, CareSource Nevada, a nonprofit managed care organization recently selected to implement Nevada’s Medicaid Managed Care Program, awarded Three Square Food Bank a $10,000 donation and a Heart of the Community Award. The award, recognizing exceptional commitment to improving health and well-being…
The issue has certainly not gone away. It keeps coming back to bite the Knicks. And they’ve begun to sound like a broken record. “I think we let off a little bit, and then we stopped talking to each other. Just a little miscommunication,” Mikal Bridges said Thursday. “They got…
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Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker Cattrall and Parker costarred on Sex and the City from 1998 to 2004 and later reprised their roles for two movie sequels in 2008 and 2010. During negotiations for a third SATC movie in 2010, Parker claimed Cattrall made requests from…
Some celebrities are open about their sobriety.For some, abstaining from alcohol and drugs comes after overcoming addiction. Others have different reasons.Bradley Cooper, Tom Holland, Miley Cyrus, and more stars have spoken about their sobriety.Some celebrities are open about personal hardships, like efforts to abstain from alcohol and drugs.Actors like Jamie…
The tension between Arizona Democratic Party chairman Robert Branscomb II and his vice chair is now public.Branscomb informed Kim Khoury, the first vice chair of the Arizona Democratic Party of her suspension through an email, obtained by AZ Central.Branscomb alleged Khoury failed to perform her duties.Among the reasons he listed…
He’s the Commander in Mensch. “Dilbert” creator and online pundit Scott Adams received not one, but two phone calls — and a voicemail — from President Trump following the beloved cartoonist’s shocking cancer announcement. The “Reframe Your Brain” author, 67, revealed Monday that he, like former President Joe Biden, has…
A Colombian woman living illegally in the United States lived under a stolen identity for more than two decades, improperly received more than $400,000 in stolen federal benefits, and illegally voted in the 2024 presidential election, federal prosecutors said Thursday.Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, also obtained welfare benefits, a REAL ID…
Foul trouble is not something Jalen Brunson usually struggles with. But it’s become a problem in recent games. He picked up his fifth foul with 10:05 left in the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ 138-135 Game 1 overtime loss to the Pacers on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. He…
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