There is no wrong way to enjoy a glass of wine. The delicious elixir, however, has long been subjected to rules and social conventions that have ranged from the ridiculous to the sublime. No doubt ...

After 7,000 years of "drinking tubes" across many civilizations, two men reinvented the straw in the last 150 years. The first made it modern. The second made it bend. sketch bendy straw.jpg Image ...

The days when we will be able to sip a “tasty beverage” through a plastic straw seem to be numbered. Iconic brands, cities, and even countries have joined the crusade to “stop sucking.” There has been ...

For now, at least, the oversized drinking straw adorning a utility marker on Airport Road will remain a mystery. Longmont area political parties, a public art group and an environmental group all said ...

The inspiration for the bendy straw came while Joseph Friedman was watching his young daughter try to drink from a tall glass. Pixabay Many inventions are intended to solve problems–like the bendy ...

SINGAPORE — A tweet posted on Sunday (June 19) has sparked a viral debate on the "right" way to use the bendy straw of a drink carton, with greatly divided opinions underlining just how badly many ...

For all of you who plan on drinking something cold this weekend (which we hope is all of you), you should check out the origin story of the simple drinking straw over on Gizmodo. Apparently we were ...

After 7,000 years of "drinking tubes" across many civilizations, two men reinvented the straw in the last 150 years. The first made it modern. The second made it bend. Image from the Smithsonian's ...