Exhuming the Paleolithic Diet

A simple question with no easy answers: What was “paleo” diet? And even if experts know what cavemen ate, what can our ancestral diet tell us about eating better today?

Pain Relief in a Pickle Jar

Pickle juice has a reputation for curing hangovers, easing sunburns, and alleviating muscle cramps. The drink’s provides a shock and that just might explain its effects.

The Big Mother Shucker

The best way to shuck a lobster? 87,000 pounds of water. A piece for Wired on hyperbaric pressure processing (Warning: contents under extremely high pressure).

Detroit’s Top Dog

A couple doors down from the Lafayette, a now-demolished building in downtown Detroit, I squeeze into Lafayette Coney Island and take a swivel seat.

The Confusing Chemistry of Hot Dogs, Explained

Even uncured, “nitrate-free” meats contain nitrates. So do many raw vegetables. And these chemicals probably aren’t the most compelling reason to pass up a hot dog.

Richard Russo

Wherein the author discusses the language of Hollywood, book publishing technology, Downeast accents, real estate, hot sex, and the Pulitzer Prize.