Cedar Rapids' Mayor Ron Corbett has now seen “Cedar Rapids,” the movie. He even came home from its Midwest premiere in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday night with a nice new bottle opener. More on that later.

Take a stroll through your favorite DIY website and you’ll find all sorts of bottle openers, from vintage to sports-themed. You’ll even find ones with little cups that sit below to catch the caps, ...

Cool Tools author Kevin Kelly points out this neat refrigerator magnet with a bottle opener mounted in it - a practical drawer space-saver and simple way to never lose the opener again. Get daily tips ...

Stores like Williams-Sonoma and Sur La Table are full of gadgets that purport to solve all manner of culinary problems. Often, these gadgets look stupid. Sometimes, they look promising. But are they ...