 The big ideas on the small, the not-so-small, and the everyday.
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A Little Something We want mystery in our lives, but we want it to be predictable. Enter SomethingStore.
By Greg Beato
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All Bottled Up Like oil, water is a finite resource. Yet criticism of bottled water focuses often on the container, not on what's in it.
By Anne Janette Johnson
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A Room With No View Porn has long been a staple of hotels like Marriott. But when groups like Focus on the Family won't stop calling...
By Greg Beato
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Gallagher? Seriously? Who goes to a Gallagher show in 2008? That's what I wanted to know.
By Meg Favreau
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Farmed Out It felt good to join an organic co-op. It felt even better to blast the AC after a day on the farm.
By Christina Le Beau
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Sole Survivor Converse may turn 100 this year, but the All-Star remains the world's most functional shoe.
By Greg Beato
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Handwashing, Food, and Existentialism I went to the Food Safety and Security Summit intent on exposing our nation's food hypocrisy. In the end, I realized I'm the phony.
By Jesse Smith
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The Death of Gadget Worship Sharper Image sold us stuff we never needed. Turns out, we don't need Sharper Image either.
By Greg Beato
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The Pizza Police Want a pizza certified by the Italian government? It's a lot of red-sauce tape.
By Julie Reno
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No New Developments Polaroid film will soon be gone. In our digital age, an instant photo is just not instant enough.
By Brian M. O'Connell
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Body Triple So why does Hannah Montana (or is it Miley Cyrus?) get away with lip-synching?
By Greg Beato
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Get Closer New for the couple that has everything: the intimacy of a shared toilet.
By Greg Beato
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Chipping Away A chip used to be just a fried slice of potato. Then it became a lifestyle.
By Jesse Smith
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My Night at the Roller Derby The fishnets and elbows of roller derby hint at a time when the narrative of success was less complex.
By Paula Marantz Cohen
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Vanslaughter Whatever happened to the van? How the icon stopped rocking at the Tokyo Motor Show.
By Greg Beato
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