Life
Cork Screwed?
Vintners have been sealing wine bottles with corks since at least the 16th century. But corks often have a critical flaw: they sometimes give the wine a musty, moldy smell and taste.
Published 04/30/2008
His Poor Wife
Say hello to a man who soft-boils his eggs in the dishwasher, funnels box wine into premium-label bottles and serves it to dinner guests, and has attempted to make a sweater out of dryer lint.
Published 03/28/2008
Batter Up
Marie Antoinette said, “Let them eat cake.” In Manitou Springs the local Chamber of Commerce encourages people to throw cake.
Published 01/28/2008
Evel Dead
Before the X Games, Jackass, and World’s Widest Police Chases, there was Evel Knievel.
Published 12/23/2007
Being Custer
Steve Alexander is the closest thing to George Armstrong Custer since Custer himself walked the earth.
Published 11/23/2007
Philip Schultz: “Failure”
The subject matter of Philip Schultz's latest collection of poems is one this magazine knows well—failure.
Published 11/21/2007
The Calorie Restriction Diet
Malcolm Gladwell: The Tipping Point
Spatially Challenged
Colonel Sanders (May/12)
To Forgive Design (May/12)
A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics (May/12)
