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Shutterstock Up until August of last year, Eric Wells worked as a bartender at Bay View Bowl in Milwaukee. “I’ve worked at so many bars around the country and it was the greatest job I’ve ever had. I love that place so much,” he says, adding that he made more there than any other prior service industry postings. In addition to pouring standard well drinks, bartenders at Bay View are in charge of manning the fryer for items like corn dogs and chicken strips; needless to say, it was a bus...

Chris Cornells Daughter Shares a Beautiful Tribute to Her Late Father Kirk Miller, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Toni Cornell, the daughter of late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, has left a touching tribute to her father on Instagram, marking the 30th anniversary of one of the singer’s most iconic songs. As Toni wrote: “Hunger Strike was released 30 years ago today. It’s not only one of the most iconic songs of all time but one of my personal favorites. I recorded it for Music Li...

Youre Not Being a Hypochondriac: How to Manage Your Very Real Health Anxiety Logan Mahan, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Every year, winter brings numerous challenges to our bodies. We wake up with sore throats simply because our heaters are blasting. Our skin is dry, red and unbearably itchy. The cold air brings on annoying runny and stuffy noses. You’ll probably catch a head cold or even the flu. But this winter is obviously different. We’re still dealing with a novel virus that’s co...

How Many Minutes Per Day Should You Spend Outside During Winter? Tanner Garrity, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Every year, the city of Tromsø, Norway — 77,000 strong, and one of the largest settlements north of the Arctic Circle in the world — gears up for two months of polar night. Here’s a photo of Tromsø’s skyline all lit up for an early afternoon in December. Locals see less than three hours of scattered sunlight each day (at best) during this period. Temperatures are typical...

What Its Like to Fly a Stunt Helicopter for Michael Bay Charles Thorp, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Frédéric North is one of the world’s most sought-after stunt helicopter pilots and aerial coordinators. For over three decades, he has piloted aircraft for Hollywood’s biggest directors, racking up an epically long list of credits, including a heavy presence in the Fast & Furious and Transformers franchises. He also holds the world record for altitude in a helicopter, reaching 42,500...

Everyone Is Breaking Their Toes Because of the Pandemic Kayla Kibbe, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In addition to the potentially lethal virus itself, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our health in myriad other ways. Pandemic conditions been linked to a rise in mental illness, substance abuse, obesity and now, apparently, broken toes. Washington Post they’ve seen a considerable uptick in toe breaks over the past several months of pandemic life, with Maryland-based orthopedic sur...

This Staub 2-in-1 Grill Pan & Cocotte Is $230 Off Logan Mahan, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Food52’s in-house brand Five Two makes some of our favorite ingenious cooking products, like the saucepan with a built-in strainer or this cleverly constructed apron that even features a stitched in conversion chat. And the brand’s collaboration with Staub Cookware shares that same ethos. Take the collection’s 2-in-1 Grill & Cocotte. Made in Alsace, France, it appears to be an average, stupidl...

The Hydrow Connected Rowing Machine Is $250 Off Tanner Garrity, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Named one of  Time Magazine’s 100 Best Inventions of 2020, Hydrow was created by the sport’s diehards. The brand operates (where else?) out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and classes are led live on real rivers from London to San Francisco by athletes with National Rowing team experience. A 22” touchscreen “brings the river to your living room,” while an electromagnetic drag mechanism aim...

This Popular Asics Runners Mask Is 30% Off Today Tanner Garrity, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Asics’s Runners Mask is currently 30% off. The mask uses mesh air vents that filter air droplets down — instead of out — to better comply with CDC guidelines. Because the mask is tented (with piping that keeps it structurally distant from your skin, mouth and nostrils), you’re able to breathe in normally, without the fear of keeling over during your first mile. There’s also an adjusta...

Its Easy to Avoid the Way More and More Cars Are Being Stolen Tobias Carroll, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail A new article at Marker offers an alarming statistic for auto owners: in the second half of 2020, car thefts increased by 13%. Could this be related to the way a number of people bought cars in response to the pandemic? Might it have some connection with the way thieves are hacking the locks of luxury cars? Or is there something even more sinister at the heart of this? Well, there’s...