By Staff on January 28, 2010

Merlots offer surprisingly good varieties

By TOM MARQUARDT and PATRICK DARR, American Profile Magazine
We’re not big fans of merlot, mostly because its quality ranges so wildly. On the lower end, merlot can be vegetal and redolent of stewed tomatoes. The higher end — best represented by Petrus of Bordeaux — it can have concentrated fruit and the power of a [...]

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By Staff on January 28, 2010

The post-quake state of the environment in Haiti

From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: What are the primary environmental concerns in the aftermath of the big earthquake in Haiti? — Frank Dover, Portland, OR

As would be the case after any natural disaster, water-borne illness could run rampant and chemicals and oil could leak out of damaged storage facilities as a [...]

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By Staff on January 28, 2010

Amy Adams shines in otherwise boggy ‘Leap Year’

When a matrimonially impatient New York woman wants to light a fire under her reluctant-to-pop-the-question boyfriend, she pursues him to Ireland, where a leap year tradition puts the proposal ball in her court.

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By Staff on January 28, 2010

Camouflage curling wallpaper

Club member Erwin Cohen of Orlando, Florida, came up with this clever way to repair curling seams on old wallpaper.

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