Why don’t more women like beer? Maybe it’s because they used to be burned alive for it. Or, more precisely—men accused them of ruining their beer, called them beer witches, and then... Read more >>

I love a writing assignment that requires me to enjoy a glass of wine. But drinking wine while I read Wine for Women: A Guide to Buying, Pairing and Sharing Wine, by Leslie Sbrocco, quickly progressed... Read more >>

For martini purists, the Kangaroo martini (a.k.a vodkatini, vodka martini) is somewhat of a sacrilege. A martini, by definition, is gin-based. But for the rest of us—the hoi polloi, the equal... Read more >>

The Tooth Fairy Get ready to make your first call to the “tooth fairy.” Dental development is a long process beginning as early as the second trimester (fourteen weeks, with so-called... Read more >>

Plastic products are often the source of urban legends. I remember when a friend told me that if I left my water bottle in the sun, it would leach dangerous chemicals into the liquid and cause certain... Read more >>