Amherst, Mass. raised gifted wordsmiths like Emily Dickinson and Noah Webster, sure, but has the snowy college town spat out any eloquent artists nearly as lovely, loud or legitimate as Lou Barlow?...

According to Wikipedia, every professor’s top choice in reference databases, vetiver is an Indian-native perennial grass kindred to other fragrant turf such as lemon grass.  Its particular odor is commonly...