Director Dan Scanlon’s ‘Monster’ career move
What's a guy gotta do to get a shot at directing his first Pixar film? In Dan Scanlon's case, he may have had to kill somebody. Granted, that somebody was...
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Each of hotel’s rooms offers a European trip
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Westphalia was on fire, and yet the Queen of Bavaria barely stirred from her slumber. That wasn't her province, so why bother? Wedmore Place, a European-style country...
Hard times make Bologna’s chefs spill truths
BOLOGNA, Italy — In downtown Bologna, dinner's cooking in a first-floor apartment overlooking the Piazza San Francesco and its imposing 13th-century red-brick church. Vegetables are being chopped, a piece of...
Beat back the swarm
It's not exactly cause for celebration, but the termites are having a party. Spring is swarming termite season, when young adult termites emerge en masse. Jim Fredericks, director of technical...
Hard times make Bologna’s chefs spill truths
BOLOGNA, Italy — In downtown Bologna, dinner's cooking in a first-floor apartment overlooking the Piazza San Francesco and its imposing 13th-century red-brick church. Vegetables are being chopped, a piece of...
Lady, you can do pullups
Who says women can't do pullups? Certainly not Neghar Fonooni, a Baltimore personal trainer who, in the span of a year, went from doing assisted pullups to hoisting her own...
The misunderstood IUD
Most women had inaccurate perceptions about the safety and effectiveness of intrauterine devices (IUDs) in preventing pregnancy, including not knowing that IUDs are more effective contraceptives than birth control pills,...
Washington’s whiskey
WASHINGTON — In the fall of 1799, George Washington wrote to his nephew: "Two hundred gallons of Whiskey will be ready this day for your call, and the sooner it...
Washington’s whiskey
WASHINGTON — In the fall of 1799, George Washington wrote to his nephew: "Two hundred gallons of Whiskey will be ready this day for your call, and the sooner it...
Knowing when to let go
My father, sister and I sat in the near-empty Chinese restaurant, picking at our plates, unable to avoid the question that we'd gathered to discuss: When was it time to...