The Twinkie: A treat shaped by current events
The legendary Twinkie, once America’s most irresistible shortcake, started out as a toss-off product created to mark time until strawberry season. The…
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Entrepreneurs: From MySpace to Millions at 17
In 1990, Ashley Qualls was born in suburban Detroit. After her parents divorced, she and her younger sister were raised by their mother in a one-bedroom…
The reach of disease: How an epidemic makes business sick
More than 5,000 miles away from Wuhan, China, a pretty little shopping village in Oxfordshire, England, is eerily quiet. Bicester Village is famous among…
Be ready for an unscheduled showing
When an agent wants to show your place on Tuesday at 4 p.m. or Wednesday at 8, you’ve got a convenient choice to make. But what if the agent is showing…
Ask the Expert: I’m considering a condo, but I hear they are difficult to finance
I’m considering a condo, but I hear they are difficult to finance. Is that true? No, for the buyer, the same rules that apply to any mortgage apply to a…
For Baby Boomers, it is time to make a profit, save headaches
Baby Boomers (aged 54 to 74) are holding on to their beloved homes, but selling and downsizing now could not only save a lot of headaches, it could also…
One emotion is a social media pandemic
Anger. Joy. Sadness. Disgust. In more or less that order, researchers have found that social media emotions move from one to another until huge circles of…
March can be a busy time for the determined gardener
Weather in March is so unpredictable. It may say Spring on the calendar, but the weather rarely cooperates completely. In Zones 8 and higher, the average…
7 movies (or TV shows) you should really read
Everyone has seen the Wizard of Oz. Can there be anything more lovely than Oz and all its characters? Yes! The book by L. Frank Baum. You’ll find out…
Your robot chef is ready to cook
If you want help frying the tofu, Samsung has a solution for you. Maybe. In the future. Samsung’s Bot Chef, displayed at CES 2020, features two robotic…