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Wine: Record heat ripens grapes early
Washington Post
This has been a strange year for vintners, both here in the East and on the West Coast. We remember a winter of record snows, but local winemakers recall a quick warm-up that brought summerlike temperatures in early...
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For-profit college risk: Huge debt, questionable degree
CNN
Dane Lockman saw a commercial advertising Westwood College while watching late-night television. The then-29-year-old single father, with a budding interest in web design, decided he would be the first in his immediate family to attend college.By October 2006,...
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Cool fall books: Warm up with these reads
USA Today
Cooler temperatures loom, and along with them plenty of cool books for fall. From a former president (George W. Bush) to a rock star (Keith Richards) to an Oprah fave (Ken Follett), big names abound. COOL FALL: BLOCKBUSTER...
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Spirits: Ginger ale and ginger beer make for comforting cocktails
Washington Post
Why do people always order ginger ale when they fly? I almost always do, and many of my fellow travelers seem to do the same. It's not a conscious thing for me, but rather reflexive. I don't know...
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Body art puts paint next to nothing
CNN
You need four things to get ready for body painting: "A shave, clean underwear, wine and nipple coverings," says model Veronica Guerra.You also need brushes. And an artist who appreciates an unusual canvas. Plus someone who's willing to...
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Robert Plant Revives Led Zeppelin Ghost as Tour Starts: Review
Bloomberg
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Plant is back. The Led Zeppelin star is reviving the ghost of his old group and paying homage to Americana in one of 2010’s must-see shows. Plant, 62, still comes on with hair...
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Cool fall author: Bill Bryson
USA Today
At Home: A Short History of Private Life , Doubleday, $28.95THE BOOK What it's about:Bryson uses his Victorian-era vicarage near Norfolk, England, where he now lives with his family, as a stepping-off point to give history lessons on...
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First Bite: Biergarten Haus has the look, but not the taste, of Germany
Washington Post
I fell in love with Germany when I lived there for a year as a high school student and discovered the simple pleasures of a warm, salt-crusted pretzel served straight from the baker's oven and a proper golden...
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She drops 100 pounds, gains new world
CNN
I come from a small-ish town in Oklahoma where we've never met a vegetable we couldn't fry and the only things more super-sized than our portions are the huge church complexes that alternate with fast-food restaurants along our...
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