This short Podictionary column on the etymology of nicotine may be of interest to my flisters who are Francophones, linguists, wordsmiths, herbalists, or (alas) smokers.

Which is a heckuvalot of you.

Not only was Jean Nicot the guy who we can blame for nicotine, but he also produced what is still regarded as an important milestone in the ( Read more... )

It's been eons since I did a fashion post, and I never did finish my Oscar runway coverage. Life intervened.

Anyway, what makes this timely is ( Death, Sex, Cigars, Amelia Bloomer, Hillary Clinton, Freezing, Pervert...Oscars, Crack... )