ColumnThe health of a body politic can only be as strong as the individual relationships that comprise it. The Occupy Wa…
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Foodie Underground: Why the French Aren’t Fat
ColumnWhat exactly is the French Paradox? Turns out it’s just a different attitude towards food. Mes amis, let us …
Heartbeat: Hanif Kureshi Wants to Save an Artful Tradition
A designer aims to save a dying art form with the very tools that are creating its demise. Ever notice that a certain qu…
High Definition: Curbing Makeup Repeats
ColumnWhen it comes to makeup, figure out what the difference is between want and need. During economic depressions and …
Sex by Numbers: 10 Tips from Grandma on Being a Woman
ColumnSometimes, all the things you need to know about life are from your grandmother. My 68-year-old, small town Texas …
The Insider’s Guide to Life: I’m Off Nightshades
ColumnYou’re nothing til you’re nothing. I once dated a bright man who remarked that after years and years o…
Foodie Underground: Urban Wine at Enso Winery in Portland, Oregon
ColumnForget countryside wine tours, the latest in vino is what’s being made right down the block. Living in Portl…
heARTbeat: Gail Wight’s Spider Web Drawings
Inspired by a science experiment carried out in the late 1940s, artist/academic Gail Wight is spinning her own set of dr…