Do solar panels add value to your home? Sometimes yes, sometimes no
Asphalt shingles are so 20th century. Take a peek at roofs these days and there’s a good chance you’ll spot solar panels. By the end of 2020, roughly 2.7…
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How Mario got his name
In 1981, the video game company Nintendo rented a warehouse space in Tukwila, Washington. The company was on the verge of a revolution in gaming with its…
The lowdown on Levis
You see them everywhere, worn tight or baggy, cut to ribbons and full of holes. Since at least the 1950s, jeans have gone everywhere. Invented by Bavarian…
Bigfoot Anonymous?
A handful of authentic researchers are studying Bigfoot through an informal group dubbed Zoobook. Most don’t want to give their names. Who can blame them?…
Surviving and thriving during job interviews
Your dream job’s on the line. Questions come, questions go. Rattling off insightful answers, you’re impressing the crowd. But suddenly, an interviewer…
Nearly resigned to the trash bin, super strong Kevlar now saves lives
They call Superman the “Man of Steel” because steel ranks among the strongest known materials. But modern synthetic materials, like Kevlar, are far…
Inside the genius of the original Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto
198.4 billion dollars. That’s how much the video game industry drummed up in 2021, topping the record-breaking 2018 $41.1 billion movie box office. Yet…
Ask the Expert
Question: In 2020 I lost my job and went into bankruptcy. But now I am back on track and I would like to buy a house. Is it even possible to get a…
Good news for buyers as home prices cool
The red-hot real estate market is slowly cooling as sellers in big markets lower their prices, according to brokerage firms. Notable in the market are…
The voyage that fed the world
More than 500 years after Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas, his legacy is … complicated. But whether you revere or revile him, chances are…