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close up of woman staring at a chess board
Mary McCoy, December 08, 2020

Since debuting on Netflix in October, The Queen’s Gambit has become the streaming service’s number-one show and its most-watched limited scripted series ever. It’s been responsible for a surge in chess set purchases and new memberships in online chess programs.


Tarot cards
Mary McCoy, August 18, 2020

I remember when tarot cards would come out at parties at my house, back when I had parties at my house.


Women sprinkles cheese on lasagna
Bob Timmermann, January 22, 2020

Why am I writing about lasagna? Its origins became a topic for discussion among my brothers and I—and I wanted answers.


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