Is there a “smoothest” bourbon? Is that a thing? These are murky waters to tread, in part because people like spirits that taste good, and “smoothness” helps the good parts of an aged spirit shine a ...

WHAT’S THE MOST common word oenophiles use—and misuse—to describe a wine? The answer might surprise you. According to several retailers, it’s “smooth.” Ian Dorin, wine director of the Wine Library, a ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

It is easy—perhaps too easy—to dislike “Smooth,” the Grammy Award-winning 1999 hit by Carlos Santana featuring Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty off the multi-platinum album Supernatural. The song's ...

People like to describe certain wines as "smooth." We asked some experts to explain what that means, exactly. Vicki Denig is a wine and travel journalist who divides her time between New York and ...

This summer marked the 15 year anniversary of the greatest song of all time. I KNOW. I couldn’t believe it either but 15 years have come and gone since the first time you heard “Smooth” by Santana ...

June 1999 changed the world. On the first day of the month, Napster launched and began to change the music industry; George W. Bush announced he was running for president of the United States; and ...

American Smooth by Rita Dove We were dancing—it must have been a foxtrot or a waltz, something romantic but requiring restraint, rise and fall, precise execution as we moved into the next song without ...