Getting to know you: The United States and Cuba soon will open embassies in each other’s capitals, as the longtime antagonists restore ties after more than a half-century of hostilities.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry said the U.S. embassy in Havana will open July 20, which means the State Department has just three weeks to hire a staff of cigar aficionados who also happen to be career diplomats.
Surfing the vast cultural wasteland: A new competition show on Fox called “Boom” boasts a novel twist: Losing contestants are showered with mac ‘n’ cheese.
Spoiler alert: A contestant named Homer S. intentionally loses so he can get the mac ‘n’ cheese shower.
And another thing, get off my lawn: The latest in home security gadgets warns homeowners when somebody steps or drives on their driveway.
The alarm rings a chime inside the house if the intruder is a walker or driver, and an air-raid siren if it’s the scruffy neighbor kid on a skateboard.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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