Out of all the haircuts that exist in the style glossary, there’s one that truly stands the test of time: the bob. The short and sleek hairstyle has been around since at least the 1920s (though ...

If you are like most Americans, bacon is something you grab prepackaged, not something where you bother to ask your butcher ...

Otto Rohwedder gave the world an innovation by which all others are compared. Rohwedder, a native of Davenport, Iowa, invented sliced bread. It’s the greatest thing since … Well, it’s the greatest ...

SLICED bread is considered a staple food today – be it for a tasty lunchtime sandwich, or a quick slice of toast for breakfast. But the humble, pre-sliced loaf has ...

Few foods hit as many flavor notes as a bite of ham; it’s sweet and salty, smoky, herby, spicy and savory. Not only is it an instant snack, it’s also an easy flavor boost. Drop it in quiche, throw it ...

Ever wondered why the apples you cut up at home turn brown almost as soon as you put down the knife, while bags of pre-cut wedges on supermarket shelves and in children’s fast food meals keep their ...

If you were to point to the most marvelous product kicking around in your pantry right now, would it be your loaf of bread? It is one of the most mundane staple foods, but as Aaron Bobrow-Strain shows ...

New York firm Steven Holl Architects has completed the Sliced Porosity Block, a cluster of five towers around a public plaza in Chengdu, China (+ slideshow + photographs by Hufton + Crow). The ...