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Here we could once again joke about the new name of McDonald's, but we won't. Instead, without further delay, let's start talking about the coolest articles of this week.

Editorial news

Like, share, repost - we launched new podcast! “I’ll tell you now” is an intellectual show in which Lifehacker employees and friends of the publication answer questions about everything in the world, and at the end the loser tells a shameful story or sings in karaoke as punishment.

In the first issue, lifehacker art director Alexander Somov and growth editor from the Burning Hut women's media Polina Nakrainikova compete in erudition in erudition. Turn on the podcast on any convenient platform to find out how this confrontation ended.

news of the week

Okay, without McDonald's in this digest, we still can not do. This week, the first restaurants opened in Moscow after the rebranding of the chain, now they are called Vkusno i Tochka. Read about the details and plans of the new network owners in our

material.

And look in the comments, where readers suggest alternative names.

History of the week

The Syutkins have a common and unusual thing - they are gastronomic historians. Olga and Pavel have been blogging about food for 15 years, painstakingly studying sources and talking about the culinary traditions of Russians, and recently released a monograph “Russian Cuisine: From Myth to Science”.

AT interview we asked Olga and Pavel about what their work consists of, what recipes looked like in the Middle Ages, what fast food was like in the USSR, and how food differs in the regions of Russia.

Article of the Week

Uncle Fyodor from Prostokvashino is an adult maniac, the Bear cub from The Hedgehog in the Fog actually died, and Alisa Selezneva is a super soldier. What? We collected five of the craziest theories about Soviet films and cartoons in this article.

The best of our social networks

Last week, in our community on VKontakte, we talked about how to save yourself from the heat. And on this one we are preparing for another summer misfortune - hordes of mosquitoes. Read what attracts insects and how to protect yourself from them.

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More interesting

• With all our hearts we are worried about your harvest, so we have prepared fresh articles on the dacha theme. From first you will learn how to properly plant carrots and care for them, in second Find detailed instructions for tying tomatoes.
• The interests of Lifehacker and his readers are very different. We are rapidly moving from greenhouses and garden beds to gadgets and explainhow to connect wireless headphones to tv.
• Now let's talk about relationships, but not the healthiest and happiest ones. We list signs of an unfaithful partner who will never change. Check the list before giving a person a second chance.
• We offer a little break from such serious questions and read a terribly fascinating material about the wild customs of different countries. Inside is a story about the painful ant initiation of the Brazilian Satere Mave tribe, the Madagascar vomit court and more.
• Severe Brazilian warriors are accustomed to endure hellish torments, but we, fortunately, are not them, and we are attentive to health. Found out, is it worth worrying about the increased acidity of the stomach and how to reduce it with the help of medicines and improvised means.
• And finally, one more medical article, but this time about more disturbing symptoms. In it, we analyzed five signs of imminent death, the appearance of which you need to call the ambulance.

Phew, it looks like they didn't forget anything! Now it's time to say goodbye. Until next week!