These days the most creative minds in America don't gather in smoky cafes or moody underground galleries, but rather intersect, create and share within a subterranean lattice-work of online blogs, vlogs, studios and shops. Today a thriving network of professional and semi-professional writers, photographers, artisans, designers and DIY filmmakers ply...

We all have our morning routines. My daily regimen includes an assortment of personal care products, including shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, lotion, a little bit of makeup; about a dozen products a day, which is exactly the national average for women in the U.S. In the process, women like me are...

Sodium lauryl sulfate is an effective degreaser used to clean oil stains from the floor of my mechanic's repair shop; what's it doing in my toothpaste and my daughter's bubble bath? And, why is the long-known carcinogen nitrosamine, banned in Canada and the European Union, still a common...