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`This thing really grates on me." Literally. After another frustrating encounter with a wedge of Parmesan and a somewhat buckled and battered metal grater, I was looking for an alternative....

`This thing really grates on me." Literally. After another frustrating encounter with a wedge of Parmesan and a somewhat buckled and battered metal grater, I was looking for an alternative....

A billionaire can indulge his whims. Movie buff Paul Allen renovated the Cinerama Theater. Paul Allen, a Jimi Hendrix fan, is building a museum as a tribute to the musician....

This quick recipe calls for quick-cooking polenta, a type of cornmeal. You can substitute plain yellow cornmeal, but the granules will take longer to thicken and become tender. If you...

Canadian environmentalists are bemoaning the proposed purchase of one of their country's largest timber companies by Weyerhaeuser, fearing the American timber giant will renege on environmental gains won through years...

Turkey takes a Mexican twist in this enchilada casserole. Prepared sauces speed preparation; chili powder and cumin add additional spicy support. This recipe is adapted from "Jane Butel's Quick and...

"Won't you be scared, dear?" Ruah Livingston is sensitive to the feelings of potential passengers, the few who dare to ride through the streets of Everett, Wash., in a 1990...

Shereen Anderson wears a diaper. She walks in lurching wide-legged baby steps, using her mom as a crutch. She scribbles on her new "Alice in Wonderland" painting book with a...

He's young. He's scared. And he's definitely alone. Henry Lupercio, 22, is the first member of the U.S. Coast Guard to refuse the anthrax vaccination, citing potential risk to his...

It took just one month's retirement from Microsoft for Raghev Kher to embark on his next venture. Kher, who led Microsoft's strategic business decisions division, was knocking items off his...