How to Give Yourself a Salon-Like Manicure at Home

Giving yourself a good manicure isn’t just a question of clipping and filing your nails; for starters, the rest of your hands need love, too. With the right tools and gentle care, you can get salon-like results at home (which might also mean saving some money). Here’s what the experts recommend for nails that look…

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36 Hours in Portland, Maine: Things to Do and See

8 a.m. Breakfast in a colorful spot Ugly Duckling, which opened in 2023 with a big U-shaped counter and a come-as-you-are vibe, is the latest project by Ilma Lopez and Damian Sansonetti, owners of the nearby Spanish-French brasserie Chaval. Breakfast sandwiches come on housemade English muffins. The No. 2, which includes two fried eggs, house…

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New Novels to Read This Summer

The latest in this best-selling mystery series about Easy Rawlins centers on a missing-persons case that takes the beloved private detective deep into his own past. Easy’s lost love asks for help finding her ex-husband — a forensic accountant who got mixed up in trouble — prompting a torrent of memories. Mulholland Books, June 4…

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How Heat Affects the Brain

In July 2016, a heat wave hit Boston, with daytime temperatures averaging 92 degrees for five days in a row. Some local university students who were staying in town for the summer got lucky and were living in dorms with central air-conditioning. Other students, not so much — they were stuck in older dorms without…

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A Cooling Panzanella Recipe for Summer

It’s Juneteenth, a day traditionally celebrated with brightly hued red foods. If you’re searching for some summery inspiration, look no further than Gabrielle E.W. Carter’s recipe for country panzanella with watermelon dressing, adapted by Nicole Taylor and Yewande Komolafe. This colorful, cooling salad, full of toasted bread, tomatoes and watermelon, is tossed with a piquant…

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Chiropractor Videos Take Off on TikTok and YouTube

Snap. Crack. Pop. These sounds, once used to sell a popular breakfast cereal, are now enticing people to visit the doctor thanks to a wave of chiropractic videos sweeping social media. The most popular videos follow a familiar template: A patient enters with a debilitating condition. A chiropractor maneuvers the patient’s limbs and joints in…

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