tea
-
Coffee and Tea Linked to Lower Risk of Stroke and Dementia in 11-Year Study
New research out this week suggests that a tea or coffee habit in your later years could help your brain stay in tip-top shape. The study found that healthy older adults in the UK who regularly drank coffee and/or tea were less likely to develop stroke and dementia over an 11-year period than those who…
-
Sorry, Captain Picard, Your Taste in Tea Sucks
Every June 16 we gather to celebrate Captain Picard, for it is — based on a loose extrapolation of the stardate of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s season seven episode “The Pegasus” — Captain Picard Day. A day to recall his triumphs, his heroism, his morals, and his earnest sincerity. Not this year. This year…
-
I’m Going To Make Myself Like Tea So I Can Justify This Gorgeous Darth Vader-Inspired Kettle
I never developed a taste for tea, or hot leaf water, as it should be more accurately called. But how else am I going to justify spending $89 on a novelty stovetop kettle shaped like Darth Vader’s helmet? It even has a tiny replica of Vader’s lightsaber for its handle. How am I supposed to…
-
Wi-Fi Kettle Takes 11 Hours To Make Cup Of Tea
Data specialist Mark Rittman wanted to make a cup of morning tea, but found himself in an 11-hour saga trying to get his Wi-Fi tea kettle to work. He documented his struggle on a website that’s also struggling, a social network called Twitter.com.