Bringing Dignity to the Homeless
After experiencing a setback that left him living in his car for three months, an entrepreneur rebounded and today brings hope to the homeless in his adopted city of Baltimore.
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News of the Week: Random Notes, the Great Cereal Boom, and the Soothing Paintings of Bob Ross
In the news for the week ending March 5, 2021, are a Dating Game, cerealism, a day without ebooks, a week of all ebooks, a 300-year-old letter, and more.
Cautiously Optimistic
While February brought a lot of snow and havoc to most parts of the country, as we head into March, things are starting to look up. The trade publications show various retailers having increased traffic and sales and with the weather warming up a bit we are optimistic for the upcoming spring season. As usual, we have […]
Curtis Stone’s Six-Ingredient Dinners
Shake off winter’s chill with easy-to-make, easy-to-love six-ingredient meals.
Take a Road Trip with Your Dog
It might be the perfect time to take a socially distanced vacation with your best furry friend.
10 Bitcoin Basics
Bitcoin has unquestionably taken the world by storm, but how does it work? Who’s in charge? And can you actually buy anything with it? Learn the basics of this cryptocurrency.
Pappy’s Goose
A refurbished bicycle and an angry goose come together to teach young Mary a life lesson she will never forget.
How We Got Through 2020
In the long, angst-ridden months of the coronavirus lockdown, pop culture came to the rescue.
Just Bleed
How much are you willing to suffer for your art?
Pampering the Enemy During World War II
Why did America take such good care of the Axis diplomats detained here?
When Every Kid Was Free-Range
In the backyards and sidewalks of 1960s Duluth, the answer to “Can I play?” was always yes.
Katianna Milena Bovinich
FOURTH RUNNER-UP IN THE 2021 GREAT AMERICAN FICTION CONTEST: Some Russian women are afraid to love their children, but Millie believed if you did not show love, children will be hard, not strong.
News of the Week: Baseball Ballots, Thought Leaders, and Maybe You Need More Prunes in Your Life
In the news for the week ending January 29, 2021, are anticlimax at the Baseball Hall of Fame, anticipation at the ‘Jeopardy!’ studios, solicitation from ‘Rolling Stone,’ and much more.
“Early Americana” by Joseph Hergesheimer
“A vision of the West, the rippling green, the wide frozen purity of Northern winters possessed him; he breathed in imagination the spacious air, the air so different from this; he was thrilled by the thought of turned virgin soil, the vitality of new towns, towns on limitless plains or by rushing narrow rivers, under the canopy of a primitive forest.”
Your Health Checkup: Keeping Yourself Healthy in These Trying Times
As we struggle to cope with political, social, and environmental upheavals, it can be a challenge to maintain physical and mental well-being. Dr. Zipes offers advice for how to keep calm and carry on.
Chaplin’s The Kid Turns 100
Charlie Chaplin was a star from the shorts, but The Kid showed his creative potential.