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Experiment

Why do you make candy with xylitol?

Note: This experiment ends in faaaaiillluuuurrre. I found a great different way to make xylitol candy, though, that I'll post in a day or two.

Xylitol is a pretty fun sugar substitute. You'll find it advertised as being in a lot of gums and the like, and that's because when xylitol dissolves in your mouth, it actually makes your mouth colder. Some things like cinnamon or spicy peppers make your mouth think it's getting hotter, but they...

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Course Preview

Diary of a Pinup Girl: Why Pinups matter, and what it all means

Lisa was kind enough to send along a course preview of her upcoming class on Pinups. It starts in a couple weeks, and you can register here!

From Lisa:

When I was much younger, I was influenced by the media’s pressure on women and girls to look and behave a certain way. It is a constant struggle for many women not to allow societal expectations to carve some sort of void in the way we perceive ourselves. So what about the Pinup girl? She...

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Event

Next Week is Going to Be Super Fun

We're excited to be hosting two free events next week, and you should come to both of them! I'm so excited that I am using gigantic images to illustrate them:

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On Monday, February 27, the Backwards Beekeepers of NYC will be presenting the excitingly named Top Wax Chef at the Brainery. They'll give you the rundown on everything you need to know about turning beeswax into useful things like lip balm. RSVP here!

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Then on ...

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Blog Post

Ambergris is a weird thing

The other day, we polled you good folks on Twitter for ideas for blog posts. Someone suggested whales, and while that's a pretty wide (though awesome) topic, it reminded me of my favorite whale product: ambergris!

Perhaps you've heard of ambergris in relation to perfume. Historically, it's been added to stabilize perfumes, helping the notes within evaporate less quickly, so that the scent on your wrist lasts more than 20 minutes.

It's a useful...

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