Guardiola used a four-man ‘non-press’, where City’s forwards formed a line and waited for their opponents to find a pass, knowing that Arsenal’s centre-backs — and cup goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga — had a comparatively limited passing range.
— Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of loyalty program members are using their personal cups to earn double stars on their orders.
Log Cabin maple syrup was packaged in a special Bicentennial flask.
— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Professor Wallace’s team has slashed the need for fossil-fuel hydrogen in chemical manufacturing by developing a clever, single-flask method powered by waste bread.
When that got a laugh, Gorsuch went on a brief tour of the drinking habits of the Founding Fathers: John Adams took a tankard of hard cider with his breakfast every day.
— Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2026
John Adams drank a tankard of hard cider for breakfast.
It’s understood that there’s nothing more difficult than being a successful editor, therapist, or author, even with a stash of pill bottles in a wicker basket beside an opulent floral arrangement.
— Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
At the core of Porta is a temperature control system designed to adapt to the specific wine bottle housed inside.
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