Tracy E. Robey
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La-Z-Boy recliners are now considered luxu
The once-mocked recliner has become an aspirational brand. → Read More
How a false eyelash boom aided North Korea
The "cruelty-free" drugstore brand e.l.f. unknowingly sold US consumers false eyelash kits made with illegal North Korean materials. → Read More
Acne Treatment Used to Include Poisoning Yourself a Lot
A history of the scientific blistering of maggot pimples, pustules, and papules by the most efficacious substances such as mercury. → Read More
The Best Natural Deodorant Is Acid
The solution for tackling BO might already be in your skincare stash. → Read More
K-Pop Stars Get Designer Clothes From Fans
Fans are helping K-pop artists with world-class sales look like superstars — even when their actual paychecks don’t allow it. → Read More
Depression-Era Movies and Their Bizarre Fashion Show Montages
How Hollywood cast itself as the center of style by stopping the action for Paris-style fashion shows. → Read More
There Was Never a Time When Western Society Wasn’t Weird About Cleavage
Harlots and Outlander? Maybe not 100 percent accurate. → Read More
How Tights Took the Devil From Terrifying Demon to Mustachioed Prankster
How stockings made the personification of evil way less scary. → Read More
You Might Think You Hate Crowded Stores, but Science Says Otherwise
There's a certain amount of crowding shoppers actually like. → Read More
How Free Shipping Fulfills the Centuries-Old Promise of Capitalism
Shipping costs have been a pain in the ass throughout history — just ask George Washington. → Read More
What Happened to the Internet’s Favorite T-Shirt Company?
Threadless figured out how to make money on the internet before anyone else. What went wrong? → Read More
What Kim Jong-un Has to Do With Your Skincare
You might think geopolitics and your sheet mask aren't related, but you'd be wrong. → Read More
The Case for Using a Feminine Cleanser on Your Face
Seems icky, sure, but the science backs it up! → Read More
How Is a Professor Supposed to Dress?
All while navigating sexism, pay disparities, and Rate My Professor. → Read More
I Can Be a Badass in a Unicorn Onesie, Thanks
Don’t confuse the donning of nostalgic symbols of childhood with an abdication of adulthood. → Read More
The Long History of Damnatio Memoriae and the Destruction of Monuments
After video emerged Monday of protesters toppling and kicking the Confederate Soldiers Monument in Durham, North Carolina, some suggested that such statutes should remain standing because they’re part of our history and heritage. Yet the monuments were mostly erected decades after the fall of the Confederacy and made of flimsy materials, bought from factories that specialized in budget-friendly… → Read More
How Washing Your Hair Could Help You Survive a Nuclear Blast
When taking a post-blast decontamination shower, skip the conditioner. → Read More
Colonial Williamsburg Has a Luxury Historical Spa
This spa offers a brief history of bathing in America. → Read More
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Shopping, for real life. → Read More
Would You Slather Blood and Breast Milk on Your Face?
We’ve liked the idea of smearing human blood, organs, and cells on our skin for ages. → Read More