Joy Gelardi

Oscar Wilde (1854 –1900) was an Irish playwright, poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, he became…

An unusual treatise on sex education, dating back to 1922 in America. There is a strong bias towards abstinence and indeed there are threats of…

Katherine Mansfield was the pen name of Kathleen Mansfield Murry (1888-1923), a prominent New Zealand modernist writer of short fiction. She is widely considered one…

Do you have a phone front to match every outfit? Do you text faster than you can write? You could be suffering from the spreading…

Do you need a fire extinguisher to blow out the birthday candles? Do you think Posh and Becks is a department store? If so, the…

Do you remember riding a Chopper to school, buying your dad Old Spice for Christmas and getting brain-freeze from your first Slush Puppie? If so,…

Do you find yourself using highlighter pens in the TV listings to plan your weekly viewing? Tear yourself away from the box and focus your…

You were never, ever convinced that the Milky Bar Kid was strong and tough. Your parents threatened to throw you out if you ever became…

Saki was the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro (December 18, 1870 - November 13, 1916), a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories…

Saki was the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro (December 18, 1870 - November 13, 1916), a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories…

Steady weight loss and improved self-image are not impossible. Anyone can do it. If you're fed up with miracle herbs and fad diets that always…

Here is a compendium of also-rans and never-made-its. We're talking Betamax, the Sinclair C5, puffball skirts, sporks, the Millennium Dome... and countless other products that…