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Shea Whigham Is Always Wearing a Historical Hat

Shea Whigham: We love that guy! He’s an esteemed character actor. He’s not Steve Zahn (although we love that guy too). He’s someone we’re always happy to see pop up in whatever we’re watching. Our latest “Oh hell yes, Shea Whigham’s in this?” moment came just a few minutes into the new limited series American […]

Science

Uganda shores up shea butter value with time-saving tech

Francis Omujal showing the Ugandan shea butter machine. Credit: Francis Omujal For Ojok Okello, a Ugandan shea nut farmer, turning his harvest into a marketable product was a lengthy and labor-intensive process. It would take at least 10 hours, with several workers helping him, to process 1 kilogram of shea butter, a fatty substance derived […]