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Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss What's the best sugar substitute?: 1 of 20
The North American diet can almost be defined by its sweet tooth. Even before the average American has breakfast, they can have one or two spoonfuls of tabletop sugar in their coffee or on their cereal. As a naturally occurring sweetener refined from sugar cane, sucrose wouldn't be an issue for the American diet if it didn't ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Poetry analysis: He is More Than a Hero, by Sappho: 1 of 19
"He is More than a Hero," the third of only four existing original copies of the surviving works of Sappho, is an intriguing example of the raw, passionate sexuality that had made Sappho, by Greek reputation, the "tenth muse" of antiquity. The focus of the poem, not the man, but the unnamed woman whose attention he holds, unl... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior The latest in bathroom luxuries: 5 of 51
Cutting Edge Luxury Bathrooms Cutting edge technology has begun to find its place in American's luxury bathrooms. No longer the water saturated natural enemy of electronics, your luxury bathroom could become your next entertainment centre. Aquavision, Kohler, and ProSun are three companies whose bathroom products could redefi... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss Diet-smart protein: 1 of 9
One of the most important parts of a healthy diet is to get in those two daily servings of meat or protein without overdoing it with the saturated fats, calories, and cholesterol. Most people already know that a lean chicken breast is far better for you than a cheeseburger or a grizzle-thick steak, but what you may not know i... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Poetry analysis: Drinking Alone in the Moonlight, by Li Po: 2 of 17
Li Bai's "Drinking Alone by Moonligh"t: Poetic Interplay of Rice Wine and Taoist Symbolism To English readers, the virtue of Chinese poetry is not always found in the translation itself, but in the freedom of its unrestrained interpretation. The complete dissimilarities between the two languages create an intellectual barrier... More..
Personal Finance > Banking Basics Guide to paying bills online: 2 of 17
A Guide to Paying Bills Online Online banking and online bill pay services are a far easier and much more efficient method of personal finance management than the traditional through the mail' bill payment system. With a wide spectrum of services and products at your disposal, bill payment online has never been a more finely ... More..
Pets & Animals > Pets & Animals (Other) Amazing pets in the news: 2 of 17
There will always be a special place in the hearts of dog owners for those furry little stories of overcome adversity and brave four-legged "carpe diem's." It's strange, but it seems that the more hardships a dog faces, the more personality they develop. Like manic little soldiers, they walk, hop, or role through life with ev... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Love Guru: 2 of 17
"The Love Guru": The Comedy and the Compassion Mike Myers' "The Love Guru" is a light hearted satire poking fun at real life spiritual self-help guru, Deepak Chopra. Sharing a friendship and a sense of humor for over fifteen years, Myers and Chopra came to know each other after Myers lost his father and fell into his own spir... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Poetry analysis: Song: Go and Catch a Falling Star, by John Donne: 2 of 15
John Donne's "Song: Go, and Catch a Falling Star": Review John Donne's "Song: Go, and Catch a Falling Star" (1633) is a perfect example of Donne's earlier playfulness with metaphysical conceits and female sexuality. As a younger poet, before Donne became an Anglican Theological Doctorate famous for his sermons, John Donne was... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss What you need to know when shopping for weight benches: 2 of 14
What you need to know when shopping for weight benches: A Buyer's Guide The weight bench is the ideal contribution to a home gym belonging to anyone who wants to focus on their upper body. By having a regular routine of bench presses, incline bench presses and bench fly's, a weight training bench can be the key to a well deve... More..