Oh god, this food safety report
You know when people say, “Oh god, this smells awful, here, smell it,” just so that they don’t have to experience the…
Last Call: Apps exist to help larger people navigate seating in restaurants
Fortunately we live in an age when body positivity seems to be on the rise. But we still have a way to go. Think about…
Idyllic walks figure prominently in The Jane Austen Diet
When one considers the key takeaways from the works of Jane Austen, one probably comes up with a list that looks…
Fast food now worse for you than it was 30 years ago, reports No-Shit Quarterly
Not really a surprise in this super-sized age, but humbling nonetheless: Science Digest reports that there’s a new…
FDA: Using young blood to try to halt aging not the best idea
Sure, many of us fear aging, looking for a fountain of youth everywhere from Oil Of Olay in the drugstore aisle to…
Is it safe to eat snow?
My middle-school-aged daughter is a straight-A student, a gifted artist, confident, intelligent, basically the person…
Which condiments need to be refrigerated?
One of the toughest parts of Marie Kondo-ing my kitchen was finding all the expiration dates and safety warnings on a…
Free office food is our kryptonite
I work at an office where the median age is, oh, let’s say 29. It’s a modern workplace—an open floor plan with an…
Acne-preventing ice cream study best served with a grain of salt
A new study published in the Journal Of Dairy Science suggests that a new acne treatment may be on the horizon, and it…
Our long national nightmare is over—no, not that one, the romaine one
Yesterday, the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention announced that the outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine…
New Yorker gives up after enduring 100-plus line at salad restaurant: "Go fuck yourselves"
Ah, the first week of January, when everybody is ready to kick off their new year by kicking out their old bad habits…
The key to a successful Veganuary, Dryuary, or Whateveruary, is taking tiny steps
The start of the year seems to offer a tantalizingly clean slate for some, the opportunity to shed a bad habit or take…
Live and let drink: Study concludes that James Bond has an alcohol problem
We all know how James Bond takes his drink: a martini, shaken not stirred (this guy isn’t even afraid of bruising the…
FDA and CDC say some romaine lettuce safe to eat again
Pulling back from last week’s “don’t even look at it” warning that dampened Thanksgiving for Caesar salad enthusiasts,…
Woman who saved baby from choking on Thanksgiving inspires us to revisit the Heimlich
Sure, we’d all like to think we could step up when crisis arises. But when was your last CPR or Red Cross first aid…
Don't eat romaine lettuce, people
Do not eat romaine lettuce. We don’t mean to be alarmist, but every other Twitter post on our timeline right now is…
Italian bike commuters rewarded with free beer, gelato
Biking and walking commutes, when convenient, come with their own bonuses: the chance to squeeze into two separate…
English great-grandmother drank 4 cans of Pepsi every day for 64 years
Well, here’s a new one (to me, at least): The Guardian reports today on “monophagy,” a condition in which a person eats…
Last Call: This Spotify playlist could help you do CPR
This is why I keep scrolling through Twitter, finding the occasional gem in the midst of a burning dumpster fire.…
Last Call: Is it food poisoning or stomach flu?
Your stomach feels queasy—you’re definitely sick. But what is the cause—a virus, or those clams you got from that new…