Cocktails and story telling go hand in hand. While the consumption of spirits at its best can lead to what Oscar Wilde called “the musings of great minds,” the etymology of the term itself is also wrapped in oral history and questionable narrative. At times attributed to English sailors’ translation...

This is the grass that grows wherever the land is and water is

This is the common air that bathes the globe. - “Song of Myself”

In 1855, in the small shops and stalls of New York, a slim, tall, elaborately fashioned volume appeared on shelves. The book was void of...

“Have I gone mad?”

“I’m afraid so, but let me tell you something… the best people usually are.”

A professor of mathematics at Christ Church College at Oxford University, Charles Dodgson was fascinated by puzzles of logic. While at the University, he developed a close friendship with the young daughters...