Find your flight — in a parallel reality
A busy Midwestern airport has a new feature that’s straight out of Star Trek. Instead of losing precious minutes scanning a long list of hundreds of…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
New year, new world: Flying cars offer new social challenges
Meet George Jetson! He’s not just a cartoon character — he might be real, now that flying cars are closer to becoming reality. It’s a tempting prospect…
Easy light for dark closets
Here is a useful idea for shedding light on dark places, like closets or underneath cabinets. Rechargeable LED light strips are a fantastic lighting…
Four things to know before buying an induction cooktop
Traditionally, gas ranges have been the first choice for dedicated home cooks, but that’s likely to change. Induction cooking is gaining steam in the U.S….
Do you hear something? When to investigate strange household noises
Houses can talk. Not with words, but with the soft rumble of a furnace, the tapping of pipes as they expand and contract, or the creak of floorboards…
Trendy parents are picking neutral colors
Candy pink and baby blue will never be out of fashion for new babies, but some style-conscious parents are ditching gendered pastels and ruffles and…
Here’s why January 1 begins each new year
A new year is upon us. Yet have you ever wondered why New Year’s Day is on New Year’s Day? Typically, holiday dates aren’t simply pulled out of a hat, but…
January 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The speech that changed the world This year, 2023, will mark the 60th anniversary of one of the most famous speeches in American history, and perhaps the…
Brazil’s New Year traditions abound
You probably know that Brazil is famous for its elaborate celebration of Carnival (Feb. 17 to 22), where in Rio de Janeiro alone, two million people…
100 years ago in 1923
* Rosewood Massacre destroys the majority-Black town of Rosewood, Florida. * Southeastern Michigan received a record 6 inches of snow in May. * Yankee…