Nothing beats visiting your favorite café for an expertly crafted latte or cappuccino. Replicating that experience at home is tricky, and some of the best best espresso machines usually requires a ...

Perfecting a home-pulled espresso shot is no easy feat, but Breville offers a wide range of machines that give varying degrees of assistance, whether you're just starting out or looking to upgrade ...

Abstract: The performance of virtual machines (e.g., Java Virtual Machines---JVMs) can be significantly improved when critical code sections (e.g., Java bytecode methods) are migrated from software to ...

A book vending machine in Washington, D.C. is promoting books by local authors. The LitBox is the brainchild of author Lauren Woods who had seen a similar machine in Europe, according to a Goodnet ...

A quality sewing machine is a time-saving device that is useful for making alterations, repairs, and stitching materials that are too tough to sew by hand. The best models have several features that ...

‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. So, after all that reading, which books are we still thinking about now? The truth is, the best book of the year is deeply personal to every reader.

Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today Science From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of ...

It was another incredible year in reading. Here are our favorite 20 books—including memoirs, buzzy literary fiction, and captivating histories—of 2025. Susan Choi’s engrossing new novel begins with a ...

Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with ...

The New Deal, George Selgin suggests, did not work the way most historians claim. This economist’s eye-opening analysis shows that the increased government centralization of the 1930s rarely resulted ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There are 49 books in front of me, stacked like colorful bricks in a wall. These are the 49 books I didn’t include in the Chicago Tribune’s 10 Best Books of ...