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Although food safety sites recommend refrigerating eggs, eggs in their shells have natural chemical and physical protection from the bac..

Years ago, I had a house guest at the beach who showed up with a loaf of Wonderbread. I realize Wonder is de rigeur for millions of Ame..

The Six Degrees of Separation concept dates back to 1967, when Harvard professor Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment that determine..

Here’s the thing about insect repellents. Pretty much everyone agrees products containing high concentrations of DEET work better than..

One of the most interesting aspects of online shopping is the ability to see what other people are buying, and the shopping sugg..

While it’s easier than ever to get customer service information, it’s increasingly hard to speak with a live person when calling many o..

Back when I was a travel writer, I got burned really badly writing about a hotel that hadn’t quite opened yet, and never did. Since the..

For the fifth year in a row, Freshpair.com
is celebrating National Underwear Day, with giveaways and fashion shows in New York’s Times..

Having soft butter at the ready to spread on toast became a rarity when people started refrigerating butter. But butter can be kept fre..

My friend Jeff bestowed on me two boxes of Vosges Truffles this week — my prize for winning a trivia question he posted on jeffsweathe..