Diner Between the Dams

Why it’s OK to send restaurant food back

Are you really such a big deal? No. So stop worrying that you’ll make others feel awkward

Were Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen the Mozart and Beethoven of 20th-Century Folk Rock?

How a comparison between the styles of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen leads right back to Mozart and Beethoven.

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…

23 Things You Do At A Bar That Annoy Bartenders

Check out this list of 23 things that all of us do that annoy the crap out of bartenders! Which one are you guilty of??

How to Grill a Better Burger (and Steak)

Sharpen your grilling skills! These 10 simple tips for grilling burgers and steaks will help you cook juicier, tastier meat.

PHOTO: Chinese restaurant shares hilarious ‘extremely honest’ menu

This restaurant wants to make sure its menu is completely honest. A Chinese restaurant shared its hilarious ‘extremely honest’ menu and has now since gone viral.

Remembering the Restaurant That Shaped How We Dined

How to Clean Gutters & Stop Ice Dams

Do your gutters create ice dams? Will gutter guards help? Discover how and when to clean gutters to limit ice dams & other winter gutter maintenance tips.

What is an ice dam? How do they form? And what to do about them

Keep an eye out homeowners, it’s ice dam season, which are caused by melting snow that can cause water to leak into houses.

Everything You Need to Know About Dental Dams

February 22 2016 5:55 PM ESTIn a recent video, BuzzFeed enlisted the help of several queer women to explain dental dams, and they did a damn good jobIf you didn't know, a dental dam is a thin piece of latex designed to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. In a nut shell, you stretch it over your partner's naughty bits before oral sex.Posted by BuzzFeed LGBT on Sunday, February 7, 2016Although BuzzFeed's video is informative, educational and entertaining, we still had…

How safe are dams in your community?

Hazardous dams put thousands of people at risk of flooding and death. Find out how your local dams fare.

Straight From Chimney Professionals: Ice Dams Cause Chimney Damage

Ice dams are little-known threats that can cause tremendous damage to chimneys, but do you know what to do about them?

Don't Lose Your Assets in the Siberia of DAMs

One of the most desired (and basic) postulates of a Digital Asset Management system is the ability to search and find assets. So even before you decide to buy and implement a new DAM system to take ad

How the founder of clothier Patagonia became an opponent of dams

As British Columbia gives the green light to a massive new hydroelectric project, Yvon Chouinard’s latest venture is a film that blasts the wisdom of building dams and chronicles a growing movement to tear them down

Forget Dams: Let's Store Extra Energy in Rocks on Trains and Underwater Balloons

Building dams means making lakes, and making lakes means covering lots of stuff with water.

Mr. Fix It with tips on dealing with ice dams and icicles on homes

Mr. Fix It joins WGN Morning News with tips on how to deal with ice dams and icicles on your home.

How do concrete dams perform in seismic events?

Concrete dams have generally performed well during seismic events, write engineers Kenneth Hansen and Larry Nuss. However, "we should not become overconfident of their performance in the future," they add. "Great care should be taken in the design details and quality of construction." In this piece, they look at the performance of six concrete dams built between 1990 and 2008.