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Food fight!

A few months ago, there was a brouhaha over whether pizza sauce is a vegetable. It certainly is to me. ..


Rolling Stoned

Some say the Rolling Stones are the best rock band in the world. That’s a little extravagant; it’s like calling ..


Ask your doctor if this column is right for you

There’s a new ad on TV for an acne medicine that shows one of the most stunning young women I’ve ..


Could shopping be any more inconvenient?

I was out of town yesterday and stopped in an unfamiliar mall to pick up a few things. It was ..


Thanks for the lack of memories

After the news hit last year that Navy SEAL Team 6 got Osama bin Laden, the Twitterverse lit up with ..


Downton Anatomy

“Thank you, Jeeves,” I said as my butler left the room to give my lunch order — prosciutto with melon ..


Help wanted: Teenage life coach with all the answers

More and more people are becoming “life coaches,” according to a recent newspaper report, and many colleges now offer degrees ..


Tuitions point up fallacy of classless society

Thanks to a story in The New York Times, we learn that median tuition at the 61 elite private schools ..


Sorry, wrinkles aren't legal proof of age

Grocery and liquor stores in my neighborhood are much more strict about asking for IDs than they were just a ..


Dead mice tell no tales

“What’s that smell?” Sue asked from the front hall. “Is that a dead mouse?” Sometimes I cannot help myself. “Is it?” ..


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