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Call it nostalgia if you want. But the simpler truth is this: Television is the only time machine that actually works. Philip Martin is a columnist and critic for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Email ...

Call it nostalgia if you want. But the simpler truth is this: Television is the only time machine that actually works. Philip ...

From the dirty air fryer drawer collecting crumbs in unusual places to the washing machine seal quietly growing its own ecosystem, these are the cleaning tasks you need to tackle today.