Brenda BellElectric Vehicles Aren’t the Answer to PollutionThere is no such thing as “environmentally-friendly” electricity5 min read·Mar 30, 2024--1--1
Brenda BellA Tale of Three Soda BreadsAmerican, Hybrid, and Traditional “Irish Soda Bread”7 min read·Mar 18, 2024----
Brenda BellShould We Consider Creating a “Drugged” Sports Category?If you’re willing to document the sh!t out of what you’re taking and why, we might learn something about human performance5 min read·Feb 14, 2024----
Brenda BellBack in the day (when "Stanley...Unfortunately, today's Stanley products don't perform as well as the ones from thirty years ago, or even twenty years ago. That said, a…2 min read·Jan 19, 2024--1--1
Brenda BellThe Circle of BreadThe vocabulary of baking is no longer obvious — unless you’re a food historian5 min read·Jan 19, 2024--1--1
Brenda BellMusic as a Gateway to HistoryThere’s more to that “folk song” than meets the eye5 min read·Dec 15, 2023--3--3
Brenda BellLost VersesThe verses we add, or omit, from folk (and other) songs change the story4 min read·Dec 5, 2023--1--1
Brenda BellIt’s Open Season on Christmas SweatersMuch like wearing white shoes before Memorial Day, it was once pretty much a rule that nothing Christmas could appear on your person or in…3 min read·Nov 25, 2023----
Brenda BellPassing, or Being Passed — And What’s in that Closet, Anyway?Is it forced assimilation when you don’t ask for it and don’t buy into it?3 min read·Nov 11, 2023----