Arts
Author Margaret Atwood Contributes Manuscript To Future Library
As part of the Future Library project, Margaret Atwood's Scribbler Moon will not be read until 2114. Trees, that will be made into paper for that text, were planted last year in Norway.
Letterman Leaves Late-Night TV With A Near-Perfect Final Show
Late Show host David Letterman said goodbye Wednesday night with his trademark self-deprecating sarcasm. He left as he had arrived: with a hilarious show made on his own terms.
Prolific Fantasy And Science-Fiction Writer Tanith Lee Has Died
Lee wrote dozens of books, including Don't Bite The Sun and Death's Master -- the latter of which was part of her popular Flat Earth series. She was 67.
Tea Tuesdays: How Tea + Sugar Reshaped The British Empire
When tea met sugar, they formed a power couple that altered the course of history. It was a marriage shaped by fashion, health fads and global economics. And it doomed millions of Africans to slavery.
Tea Tuesdays: The Evolution Of Tea Sets From Ancient Legend To Modern Biometrics
Legend has it that a Chinese emperor first discovered tea more than 4,700 years ago. As the culture surrounding tea has changed through the centuries, so, too, have the tools we use to drink it.
Tea Tuesdays: Tea-Drinking Tips For A Longer Life
Researchers studying the Blue Zones, five regions around the world with lots of centenarians, have come up with this rule: "Drink coffee for breakfast, tea in the afternoon, wine at 5 p.m."
Tea Tuesdays: Tea, Tao And Tourists — China's Mount Hua Is Three-Part Harmony
One of China's five sacred mountains, Mount Hua is a lotus-shaped range of peaks and hub of Taoism. It has many harrowing paths to well-being — and to tea.
Tea Tuesdays: Matcha-maker, Matcha-maker, Make Me Some Tea
Matcha green tea is taking off in America, but the Japanese have been drinking it for eight centuries. What happens when commercialism meets tradition?
Tea Tuesdays: Cold Weather, Gogol And The Rise Of The Russian Samovar
The giant, metal, hot-water urns are at the center of Russian tea culture — and national identity. How that came to be may have as much to do with Russian literature as common usage.