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During the 20th century, casseroles allowed home chefs to make the most out of leftovers with minimal hassle. But these dishes are no longer as popular now. ... Read full Story
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Everything bagels blend a whole variety of flavors into one single meal, but if even that much zest isn't enough for you, give it an extra boost. ... Read full Story
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Breaking down the very best of the dimly-lit, wonderfully simple American dive bar circuit.
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“Conspiracy theorists (and those of us who argue with them have the scars to show for it) often maintain that the ones debunking the conspiracies are allied with the conspirators.” — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Did you know?
To debunk something is to take the bunk out of it—that bunk being nonsense. (Bunk is short for the synonymous bunkum, which has political origins.) Debunk has been in use since at least the 1920s, and it contrasts with synonyms like disprove and rebut by suggesting that something is not merely untrue but is also a sham—a trick meant to deceive. One can simply disprove a myth, but if it is debunked, the implication is that the myth was a grossly exaggerated or foolish claim.