How to Cook Frozen Shrimp

My cousins and I used to dare one another to touch the shrimp, their 10 legs dancing, their antennae waving. At the Chinese seafood restaurants near us in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California, the servers would bring our orders, still alive, to the table for approval before taking them into the kitchen. In…

Should You Use an Anti-Wrinkle Straw?

Maybe it’s the superior experience of sipping a crisp, carbonated beverage through a straw. Maybe it’s the rise of Stanley Cups, or the supremacy of cold brew even in the winter months. Whatever it is, straws have evolved beyond the single-use plastic straw-man argument for environmental personal responsibility into so much more. There are straws…

A Look Back at the Greatest 1970s Fashion Moments

1970 Michael Ochs Archives//Getty Images Songstress Diana Ross is statuesque in a bronze satin dress with billowy sleeves. The languid fabrication is a hallmark of the decade. 1970 Tim Graham//Getty Images The Three Degrees singing duo, Sheila Ferguson, Valerie Holiday and Fayette Pinkney embraced belly-bearing silhouettes and easy flares. 1970 Getty Images Goldie Hawn looks…

A Look Back at ’90s Red Carpet Style

1 Daryl Hannah Darlene Hammond//Getty Images In 1990, Hannah showed up to the Academy Awards wearing a fitted gold gown with an exaggerated mermaid hem, a white fur stole, elbow-length gloves, and a pair of matching glasses. 2 Madonna Ron Galella//Getty Images The singer walked the 1991 Academy Awards red carpet dressed in a Bob…