When you open a beer or a bottle of juice you usually don’t even think of saving the caps. But there are lots of interesting ...

You may recall a piece that I published back in February, which bore a snappy title and simple opinion: “Let’s Face It: Waxed Beer Bottles Suck.” This wasn’t a thesis formed apropos of nothing; it was ...

Anyone who knows me at all knows I love glass in the garden — colorful reflective “gazing” balls, flower beds lined with up-ended beer bottles, a cactus and succulent collection mulched with smooth ...

In Ghana, death takes on a vivid new form through “fantasy coffins” — elaborate wooden caskets shaped like planes, fish, and Coca-Cola bottles. Born from royal tradition and reimagined by craftsman ...