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Shares WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation’s capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden‘s Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) The Morning Mile is a daily column written by Culture Editor Ryan Shepard and published at 9 a.m. CT. The views of Ryan Shepard do not necessarily reflect those of Def Pen writers, editors and staff. When a b...

It’s 5 p.m. on a busy Friday night during the holiday season. A local restaurant is humming with activity. The hostess stand is swamped as people wait to be seated. Servers dart expertly in between tables dropping off cocktails and plates of food. Bussers follow behind quickly turning empty tables in preparation for the next party. In the kitchen, the chef is calling out orders to the line cooks. The kitchen is hot with the mixture of body heat and cooking food. The mood is tense. There is a reason restaurant workers use the same lingo as those in the military. When you’re in the thick of...

One of the absolute best things about baking during the holidays, besides being able to stuff your face with dessert without judgment, is how many delicious baking spices you have around the house. This makes for a perfect excuse to, well, bake even more. If you have a chance to make the brownies with peppermint bark (see below) then you have most of the ingredients needed for these chocolate snowcap cookies by Virginia Willis. The earthy taste of the cocoa balanced with the intense flavor of bittersweet chocolate makes these cookies a chocolate lover's dream." One tip for a perfect bake...