NEW YORK  — On the field, the four-legged fur balls of the Hallmark Channel’s Kitten Bowl III were all business. But off? Well, let’s just say there were some impurr-prieties dogging these feline paw-thletes. “Sometimes we get into an issue or two. They tend to like to really delve into the catnip, and that type […]

Chocolate is one of life’s guilty pleasures; it’s one sweet treat that we simply cannot resist. There is rarely a person that doesn’t feel satisfied by closing their eyes, taking a bite of a velvety smooth piece of chocolate and having it melt on their tongue. February brings with it the romantic tradition of giving […]

WASHINGTON — Sharing bacteria in the operating room normally is a no-no but in a novel experiment, researchers are giving babies born by C-section a dose of presumably protective germs from mom’s birth canal. We share our bodies with microbes — on the skin, in the mouth, in the gut — that help keep us […]

There’s been a lot of talk lately about Bigfoot. It occurs to me that if Mr. Foot ever decides to go public, the first person he’ll probably seek out is Michelle Souliere, who operates the quirky Portland bookstore The Green Hand. Souliere also runs a popular blog called “Strange Maine,” which covers . . . […]

Let’s face it. You haven’t eaten a bug since you were in third grade and your best friend dared you to do it. As far as you’re concerned, eating bugs is fine on “Fear Factor,” but here in the real world, you’ll get your nutrition from the familiar bottles, cans and boxes you find at […]

The debate over smart guns typically elicits the following questions: Would Americans even buy one? Would gun owners buy them? Would conservative, Second Amendment absolutists accept them? This week, Johns Hopkins University researchers offered some answers. In a paper published online in the American Journal of Public Health, the researchers said results from a survey […]

To modern eyes, the classic trio of Disney princess films — released in 1937, 1950, and 1959 — can seem painfully retrograde. Why are characters so obsessed with Snow White’s looks? Why doesn’t Cinderella have any talents or hobbies? And why doesn’t Sleeping Beauty do anything besides get drugged and await rescue? A generational gap […]

That thing you do all the time when you eat out? Maybe you shouldn’t. We asked industry vets to pinpoint the most common gaffes they see when they venture into a dining room. Here are nine helpful pointers from D.C.-area restaurateurs, managers and beverage directors.  • Don’t stack empty plates. Elizabeth Parker, general manager at […]

Separated by WWII, 70 years and 10,000 miles, long-lost lovers will reunite for Valentine’s Day “All through my life,” Norwood Thomas said, “I had this little thought of, ‘what if?’” What if he had been more serious about the beautiful girl he met in London while on leave there during World War II? What if […]