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Home Internet May Get Even Faster in South Korea
By MARK McDONALD
Published: February 21, 2011

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea already claims the world’s fastest Internet connections — the fastest globally by far — but that is hardly good enough for the government here. More

Seeds Straight From Your Fridge

Andrew Montain plants turmeric, a rhizome that should grow roots and leaves.
By MICHAEL TORTORELLO
Published: February 23, 2011

FOR an all-purpose garden tool, you can’t beat a full set of molars. Andrew Montain, a 28-year-old urban farmer, presented this theory the other day in my kitchen, as he rolled a nutmeg seed in his hand like a gobstopper. More

The Pour

Wine in Two Words
By ERIC ASIMOV
Published: February 22, 2011

I’M not one to go overboard in describing the myriad aromas and flavors in a glass of wine. In fact, most of the gaudy descriptions found in tasting notes will not help a whit to understand the character of a bottle of wine or to anticipate the experience of drinking it. More