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From food to pheromones, lovers still search for secrets to attraction

To be or not to be smitten? To try to ensure the man of her dreams went gaga over her so he’d never even ask that question on Valentine’s Day or any other day, a woman in Shakespeare’s England used what was then considered the best aphrodisiac –– the aroma of her armpit.

Wearing gloves shouldn’t be optional

Dr. Farolyn McSweeney, the president of the Nevada State Board of Oriental Medicine, likes to tell people “you can never be too careful” when it comes to the possible spread of infections.

Book signings and events, Feb. 10-16

Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Sunday publication to Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.

Water Cooler

Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and pop culture that caught our eye last week.

What will go in Trop’s fresh new space?

Tropicana Las Vegas President Alex Yemenidjian says he was “not proud” of his hotel’s vintage showroom, which perhaps had a subconscious effect on how it underperformed in recent years.

You don’t have to die to go to hell, but trips there hurt

Sometimes you have to go to hell. Oh, I’m not talking about religion here. In fact, I don’t use the word “hell” very often to describe some afterlife place of deliberate torment as just punishment for not belonging to the right religion. No, when I say you sometimes have to go to hell, I mean a very immediate, very real, “here and now” experience.

Unusual cups give tourists sassy souvenirs to sip from

Behold, The Crapper: a toilet-shaped porcelain cup filled with light rum, chocolate liqueur and frozen pina colada, all topped with a floating Snickers bar.