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What to Order from the ‘Secret’ Menu at Chinese Restaurants

You’ve been missing out on some incredible authentic Chinese food all this time!

What Is the Difference Between Chow Mein and Lo Mein?

If you’ve ever opened a box of Chinese take-out and it turns out to be not exactly what you ordered, you may have mixed up your meins. That’s right, there is a difference between these two popular Chinese dishes—however, the difference is probably not what you think. While it may be easy to assume that the type of noodles is what makes the dish difference, we all know what happens when you assume. Yes, you’re actually incorrect on this oneSo, if not…

This Is the Worst Dish at a Chinese Restaurant

Everyone loves to indulge in Chinese takeout, but there is one unhealthy meal that is the worst dish you shouldn't order from a Chinese restaurant.

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

Chinese cafe transforms dogs into pandas. What could go wrong?

A Chinese cafe is under fire for painting dogs as pandas to stand out in the competitive pet cafe market.

How to Eat at a Restaurant Without Embarrassing Anyone

Learn the proper etiquette of dining out and avoid common mistakes. Here are some tips on what to or not to do in restaurants.

Chow Mein vs. Lo Mein: What's the Real Difference Between Them?

When it comes to chow mein vs. low mein, the similar-looking dishes are popular in Chinese cuisine, but they are very different. Here's how.

What Chinese Takeout Food Are You?

This is what a West without water will look like

A huge swath of the US is facing massive droughts. It's only going to get worse.

How Much Of A West Coaster Are You Really?

"You can travel the world, but nothing comes close to the golden coast..."

Does the world still need the West?

The evaporation of Western prestige and hubris will have consequences for democracy in other parts of the world.

A Million Ways to Die in the West

When a mysterious and beautiful woman rides into town, she helps him find his courage and they begin to fall in love

Everything you ever wanted to know about West Nile

Every year, as summer stretches into fall and the mosquitoes really swarm, West Nile Virus starts to pop up on news orgs nationwide despite the fact that the illness is not usually that big of a deal. So why does this mediocre virus get so much airplay in the media? Well for starters, West Nile …

It’s not the wild west anymore!

In the early 2000s, as overdraft processing was evolving from a back-office burden into a full-blown business line and revenue stream, it seemed that everywhere you turned there were vendors lining up to offer the “best way” to run an overdraft program. These early programs were built on one thing and one thing only: revenue. …

What Kanye West can teach us about passcodes

Pulling out an iPhone XS to show the assembled throng a picture of the hydrogen-powered aircraft that “our president should be flying in,” West casually unlocked it using the passcode ‘000000’.…

The West Keeps Calling Me Back

From where I’m sitting, I can see the edge of an adobe garage, the glint of late-afternoon sun off a pickup truck, a red-pebbled driveway giving way to a broad expanse of pinyon- and juniper-dotted…