Local news goes dark
What is your local city council doing this month? Are they changing zoning? Raising taxes? What is your school district doing? Chances are increasingly…
Category: General Interest
How were glasses invented, anyway?
It’s difficult for us to imagine, but before glasses existed or were available to anyone except the very wealthy, a huge number of people just couldn’t…
Grandma’s needlepoint is the new hot hobby
Haven’t you heard? There’s a hot new hobby that everyone wants to try, and it’s needlepoint. Yes, the same skill that your grandmother used to stitch up…
Why (and where) do people move?
People move mainly for economic reasons, especially housing, according the a survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. Data from 2022 show that 14.4 percent of…
The Original Harlem Globetrotters turns 99
Even if you’ve never been to a single Harlem Globetrotters exhibition game, you probably know their theme song, that distinctive whistled version of Sweet…
Need a break? Spend it with Denali’s sled pups
There’s a new generation of sled dogs growing up at Alaska’s Denali National Park, and you can get a front row seat with the Denali Sled Dog Kennels’…
Is air travel safe?
A helicopter collides with a plane. An air traffic control tower goes dark. Near misses. With all these high profile air traffic problems, you might…
Must-miss tourist traps for your road trip
The summer road trip is truly one of the most noble American traditions, and just about everyone has been on one. Our country is jammed full of great…
Bonobos are surprisingly deep thinkers
We’re unlikely to ever experience a Planet of the Apes-style ape takeover, but if we do, bonobos will probably be the ones to watch out for. That’s…
The top U.S. export is often stolen
The U.S. exports ideas. Look at technology, pharmaceuticals, and software, and you see American innovation. A 2020 report by the U.S. Patent and Trademark…