Interesting

Cornell's Terry Acree on how sight and smell shape flavor: tint Sauvignon Blanc red and tasters taste merlot — a sniff can even sweeten water.

April 12, 2013 · 3 min read

Dubai police showed off a £360,000 Lamborghini Aventador at Dubai Mall — a supercar patrol car as much about marketing as catching speeders.

April 12, 2013 · 2 min read

McMaster's Stuart Phillips explains why lighter weights, more reps to fatigue, build muscle as well as heavy lifting — with less injury risk.

April 8, 2013 · 1 min read

India's women crime writers — Kalpana Swaminathan, Madhulika Liddle, Swati Kaushal — on plotting murders, female detectives, and gender myths in fiction.

April 3, 2013 · 8 min read

A 2013 travel startup's gamble: pick two destinations, pay before you know which one you get — for fares cut up to 40 percent. How GetGoing worked.

March 13, 2013 · 1 min read

Cambridge researchers predicted users' sexuality, politics, and more from Facebook likes alone — with startling accuracy. What the 2013 study found.

March 11, 2013 · 2 min read

In 2013, Beau Chevassus of Enumclaw, Washington, ordered a 48-shot, $47.30 Frappuccino — then the priciest drink in Starbucks history — and got it free on

February 20, 2013 · 1 min read

Steve Martin became a first-time father at 67 — his rep confirmed he and wife Anne Stringfield had welcomed a baby girl born in December 2012.

February 14, 2013 · 1 min read

Forgetting names isn't a memory defect, says Kansas State psychologist Richard Harris — it's an interest defect. Care more about people and the names stick.

February 14, 2013 · 2 min read

A 55-year-old Temple City postal worker was arrested on suspicion of felony child cruelty after allegedly choking an 11-year-old girl at a Commerce park

February 6, 2013 · 1 min read

In this playful 2013 item, Priyanka Chopra's aunt picks the perfect match for her niece: Mohit Raina, TV's beloved Mahadev — Priyanka finds her 'Shiv.'

February 6, 2013 · 1 min read

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan faced the prospect of a decade in prison as a court took up the long-running criminal cases against him — a legal saga that had…

January 31, 2013 · 1 min read

Only a fraction of each Girl Scout cookie box reaches the local troop — so if your goal is to help the girls, handing the troop a donation beats buying a box.

January 29, 2013 · 1 min read

A 2013 University of Miami study found people shown messages about tough times ate 40% more food — and reached for the high-calorie options first.

January 29, 2013 · 1 min read

A 2012 University of Wisconsin study found men report more attraction to their female friends than women feel in return — and it can strain both friendships

January 28, 2013 · 2 min read

A 2013 ThoughtfulIndia column argues that Shah Rukh Khan's 'Being a Khan' essay struck a false note — from a star this country had already made its own.

January 28, 2013 · 2 min read

Mary Kay Beckman sued Match.com for $10 million after Wade Ridley, a man she met on the site, hid in her garage and stabbed her ten times.

January 25, 2013 · 2 min read

Cougar Town's Nicole Sullivan told Us Weekly that celebrity moms lie about shedding baby weight, saying she felt broken flipping through the magazines.

January 25, 2013 · 2 min read

Dilip Kumar's brothers accused the 90-year-old legend of breaking promises over their Pali Hill bungalow's redevelopment and unpaid maintenance.

January 25, 2013 · 2 min read

The car-insurance analogy for health coverage sounds intuitive but collapses on contact: bodies are not cars, and illness is not a driving record.

January 24, 2013 · 2 min read