It’s a shame Twitter didn’t exist in the 1950s, because #MeToo would’ve started a lot earlier. As far back as January 1953, an issue of Motion Picture and Television Magazine included an interesting article entitled “Wolves I Have Known.” Not only was the title eye-catching, but it was written by someone who was just getting
If you’re like me and have trouble remembering important things in your life, even when you write yourself notes, there is a scientific way to fix that. Draw a picture. According to a study published in the journal Experimental Aging Research, drawing forces your brain to process visual information. This translates the meaning into an
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Have you ever wondered why red and green are considered Christmas colors? I didn’t until I read “How Red and Green Became the Colors of Christmas” by Rachel E. Greenspan ( http://time.com/5467060/red-green-christmas-colors/? ). The article quotes Arielle Eckstut, author of The Secret Language of Color:“There is no definitive history, per se.” Eckstut discovered that holly, with
A crisis like being in an auto accident or the victim of a crime can be traumatic enough, but what if you’re a child? The solution to calming a child under stress can be as simple as giving them a book. That is the idea behind a charity named Books to the Rescue. Based in
For those who need a lighthearted story — Rocco is an African grey parrot who had to be removed from an animal sanctuary because he swore too much. But what really makes him special is his mastery of technology. He has learned to talk to Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa. He interacts with Alexa up to
I’ve always been interested in astronomy, although it’s hard to observe the skies in a suburban environment due to the light pollution. But even though I can’t see that much, I know there’s a lot more out there than literally meets the eye. Our local address is in the Milky Way galaxy, and you’ve probably
I’ve always been amazed about how much history never makes it into the schoolbooks. We all know how Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 triggered Southern states leaving the Union, and the Civil War. But go back four years to the election of 1856. The winner was James Buchanan, who had been born in Pennsylvania but
If you have trouble falling asleep, the U.S. Army has a method that might help. in the military, a good night’s sleep can literally be a life-and-death matter. Hence the development of this method. Here’s what the Army recommends — Sit on the edge of your bed. Make sure only your bedside light is on,
Something interesting you may have noticed during the press coverage of the death of President George H.W. Bush — he died less than eight months after the death of his beloved wife Barbara. You may also recall actress Debbie Reynolds dying a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher in 2016. Is this unusual? Not really.