Articles for Ocean Robbins

by Ocean Robbins: The date: June 18, 1815. The place: Braine-l’Alleud, a municipality 20 miles south of Brussels, Belgium.

by Ocean Robbins:  From Samson to Rapunzel, from Cleopatra to Marie Antoinette, from beehives to Afros, hair and hairstyles have played an outsized role in human history and culture…

by Ocean Robbins: In Greek mythology, Hades tricks the kidnapped goddess Persephone into staying in the underworld with him for part of each year by leaving a bowl of pomegranate seeds at her side…

by Ocean Robbins: You’re probably not thinking, “Well, if Elvis Presley loved eating it, it must be good for me…”

by Ocean Robbins: In simpler times, a chemist discovered a substance vital to human health that the body could not produce and called it a “vitamine,” a portmanteau of “vital” and “amine” (due to a mistaken belief that this substance was an amino acid)…

by Ocean Robbins: The writer and social commentator Fran Leibowitz once stated: “A salad is not a meal, it is a style…”

by Ocean Robbins: Dates are among the world’s sweetest fruits. But they’re surprisingly healthy and can even be good for the planet! Here’s what to know about dates and how to best enjoy them…

by Ocean Robbins: If cauliflower isn’t a smart dietary choice, why does it look like a brain?