Animated Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Mustard

A three-step GIF guide to a tastier, homemade condiment

Forgo those store-bought condiments and try your hand at making your own. In addition to tasting better, your sauces and spreads will also avoid those unnecessary added preservatives and “natural” flavors. This simple recipe (just three steps) for homemade mustard is a great place to startspread it on a sammie or to a steak for a delicious, guilt-free addition. Ingredients (yield: 2 cups) 6 tablespoons …

MAKE’s Naxos Collection for All Genders

The NYC beauty brand makes a serious move into skincare, including a primer that protects from blue light emitted by screens

NYC-based MAKE launched in 2013 as a beauty line determined to be different. The high-quality, paraben-free products are made locally in NYC (with the savings passed on to customers through their e-commerce structure), unexpected collaborations are done with artists and designers like Faye Toogood, and there’s the core philanthropic aspect. As a for-benefit brand targeting equality issues, MAKE donates one-third of its sales to their …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

A 9/11 search-and-rescue dog gets celebrated, a TED talk about what really matters, Hayao Miyazaki's theme park and more in this week's look at the web

1. The Last Living 9/11 Search Dog Gets the Best Day Ever Once in a while, BarkBox will choose a special pup and treat them to a “Dog’s Best Day.” And no dog is more deserving than their latest honoree Bretagne: the last known living search and rescue dog to work at Ground Zero on 9/11. To salute Bretagne for her incredible service and to …