Food
Chef Mary Sue Milliken rubs pork ribs with lots of herbs and fennel seeds before slow-cooking them on the grill and brushing them with a balsamic vinegar glaze.
Herbs? Tools? Stems? You can use them all in various ways!
World & Nation
Councilor Sanija Ameti fired a pistol at a poster of a 14th century Madonna and child painting and posted the bullet-ridden images on social media.
Politics
Nick Begich, from one of the state’s best-known Democratic political families, has ousted Rep. Mary Peltola, who became the first Alaska Native in Congress in 2022.
Music
Mary J. Blige will embark on a 2025 tour dedicated to fans, who took to the comments section of her post announcing the event to weigh in on her connection to Diddy and issues with Ne-Yo in the lineup.
Mary J. Blige will launch her For My Fans Tour in North Carolina in January, and the 27-city tour includes three stops in California in March.
Recipes
Named for their topping of pine nuts, pignoli are the nutty, soft, textured cookies found in any Italian cookie spread worth its salt.
Spotlight on Film and Media Programs
When you choose a Film, Media and Communication degree program at Mount Saint Mary’s University, you’re stepping into a world no other institution can match.
Awards
The actors play a scheming mother and son in the sometimes macabre royal court drama — one with a wicked comedic bite to it.
Writer Treva Silverman discusses developing the landmark ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ episode that won the ‘Super Emmy’ 50 years ago.