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- Go Ahead, Underestimate the Power of Soup What do you get when you taste-test 16 canned soups? A stomachache.
Tim Carvell Dec. 13, 2002 - Tanning Your Hide Walnut stain, shimmery bronze, or hepatitis? Testing self-tanners from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Emily Yoffe Nov. 12, 2002 - Slacks-Jawed
Kelly Alexander Oct. 25, 2002 - Sweet Relief? A sugar snob taste-tests Splenda and other sweeteners.
Kelly Alexander Sept. 11, 2002 - Hello, Kitty The scoop on newfangled cat litter.
Kelly Alexander Aug. 9, 2002 - Aphrodisiacs on CD Can those TV love-song albums get you in the mood?
Bill Barol July 24, 2002 - Malt Me! Are premium malt beverages an acceptable malternative to sobriety?
Ben Wasserstein July 24, 2002 - A Chicken in Every Turbo Cooker A professional chef tests kitchen gadgets from the Ronco Showtime Rotisserie to the George Foreman Grill.
Sara Dickerman July 5, 2002 - Going Gas When you should buy a plasma TV.
Fred Kaplan June 24, 2002 - Easy, Not Cheesy Searching for cheap, decent pizza.
Cynthia Barnes June 19, 2002 - 'Cue It Up Taste-testing barbecue sauces, from supermarket to specialty brands.
Kelly Alexander May 20, 2002 - Abs-Surdity Can the ab-enhancing devices hawked on late-night TV give me a stomach of steel?
Eric Umansky May 14, 2002 - A Good Egg Taste-testing eggs, from organic to store brand.
Kate Taylor May 2, 2002 - The Great Whitening Way Testing at-home teeth-whitening products.
Seth Stevenson April 1, 2002 - Merlot, the Horror What happens when a wine falls from grace? You get a good bottle for $10.
Kelly Alexander March 26, 2002 - To Sleep: Perchance To Take Lots of Pills Testing over-the-counter sleep aids, herbal and non.
Seth Stevenson March 5, 2002 - Catalogology The pseudoscience of winnowing your catalog pile.
Bill Barol Feb. 7, 2002 - Make Mine Dvorak One writer's love affair with the other keyboard layout.
Nicholas Thompson Feb. 5, 2002
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