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Harry Truman famously said, "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." Even though Truman was making a point about that city, as any dog owner will tell you, he was ... read more
Indie rock fans know that Canada's superb Broken Social Scene band has been a generous mothership. Members test their wings in various solo and group acts but they're always part of the family. ... read more
Few things are as widely loved and as little understood as sleep. Any time science develops a deeper understanding of the subject, we're curious to hear more. Many of the advances in the ... read more
From piles of old cookbooks, textbooks, encyclopedias, calendars, and other materials one step from the recycle bin, 34-year-old Hans Wuerfmannsdobler makes wonderful, one-of-a-kind greeting cards. His day job is at a San Francisco ... read more
Pepper has been very good to Molton Brown. The popular (and pricey) line of skincare, bath, and body products from the U.K. has its biggest hit with the Re-charge Black Pepper Bodywash, which ... read more
Have we got the perfect antidote to cabin fever for you! Discovery's "Atlas" series is one of the best travel series for television we've ever seen. The first season covered China, Italy, Brazil, ... read more
What's in the water over there? These days, Sweden keeps turning out one creative citizen after another, whether it's in music, art, or design. Check out a small, but excellent slice of it ... read more
Mad Magazine was Jon Stewart before Jon Stewart was born. It was snarky and meta before anyone knew what snarky and meta was. And it became a hit during the Eisenhower era, a ... read more
Lionel Shriver broke through with her last book, We Need to Talk About Kevin, about a mother coming to terms with a son who commits a Columbine-style massacre at his high school in ... read more
