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Now you too can drink like a Founding Father
Katharine Crnko Nov 24, 2011
The New York Public Library has published a handwritten recipe for "small beer" by none other than Founding Father George Washington.
The recipe...
Baseball pitching robot is not ready for the big leagues
Katharine Crnko Nov 24, 2011
Meet PhillieBot, the one-armed, three-wheeled robot that threw out the first pitch of the Brewers-Phillies game yesterday as part of Science Day ...
Facebook finds Philly fans are the most loyal, women prefer Cardinals
Katharine Crnko Nov 24, 2011
"A baseball fan has the digestive apparatus of a billy goat. He can, and does, devour any set of diamond statistics with insatiable appetite ...
Facebook is showing baseball games
John Moe Mar 16, 2011
Yeah, sure, because why not? They already have social media, Batman movies, geolocation, games, email, and other stuff. Baseball? Sure, hell, sla...
You are what you drink...
Katharine Crnko Nov 24, 2011
Whatever you call it -- soda, pop, cola -- it's hard to deny the simple pleasure of a cool, sugary, soft drink, despite how unhealthy it may be....
A milestone worth toasting
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note today. A historical milestone in the marketing of one of my favorite beverages. On this day in 1935, the first canned beer in the...
MIDDAY UPDATE: Vatican financial transparency, NASA budget woes, and beer baths
Katharine Crnko Dec 30, 2010
Pope Benedict XVI is working to make the Vatican's financial operations more transparent amid a financial investigation involving its bank. The...
An American pastime v. twinkle toes
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note today, which to be honest, does kind of have me scratching my head and wondering about the American television-watching public....
What is that around MLB players' necks?
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note today, picking up on my earlier observation about the World Series. Am I the only guy who's been wondering what with those enormous...
Marijuana growers unionize
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note today. Organized labor has been in trouble in this country for a while now. Union membership is down, their political influence is...
