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American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on retro remakes and holiday heritage

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States. This week’s quiz highlights retro remakes, holiday heritage — and much more. Can you get all 8 questions right?Plus, click here for…

‘Never the same thing twice’: How Copenhagen became a jazz destination

Wine glasses clink, silverware rattles and chairs scrape against the wood flooring. There’s an energy in the room that you’ll find at most restaurants on a Friday night. The tables are full of beautiful dishes – fresh oysters with sorrel and green chilli, thin-sliced redfish with dashi and seasonal plums,…

Why adding bananas to some smoothies could actually cancel out their benefits

Adding a banana to your berry smoothie might sound healthy, but new research suggests the popular combo could cancel out some of the fruit’s benefits. Scientists at the University of California, Davis, found that adding a banana to your smoothie could significantly reduce the absorption of the berries’ heart- and brain-boosting compounds…