Any American with a high school diploma should recognize the names and deeds of our country’s most renowned Founders, patriots like Washington, Jefferson, and Abigail and John Adams. Some former students may recollect less familiar figures from that era who appear in most history texts, like Nathan Hale, Lafayette, Molly Pitcher, and John Paul Jones….
Freedom Fighter With a Pen: Mercy Otis Warren and American Liberty
Film Review: ‘Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York’: Saving America’s Biggest City From Itself
NR | 2h 5min | Documentary, Government, History | 21 March 2023 (USA) Covering the tenures of six New York City mayors between the years 1966 through 2013, director Matthew Taylor’s “Gotham: The Rise and Fall of New York” is an atypical rags-to-riches story that proves even the worst deeds of inept leaders can be rectified by people who actually know…
Lessons From Epictetus: On Mastering the Will
“Wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.”—Epictetus, Roman philosopher It’s advice that’s alien to the modern mentality. Shouldn’t everyone want everything to be better? But when we consider various people’s definitions of “better” and how the logical conclusion of certain forms of progress is…
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’
1950 | R | 1h 26m | Comedy, Drama, Family Compared to contemporary times, the 1950s almost seem as if it took place in a completely different universe or dimension. Although there were some things that weren’t too kosher about that period of time, overall, it seemed like a dreamy era when the post-war boom…
Book Review: ‘An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us’
Life teems all around us, from annoying mosquito stings to the soothing sounds of songbirds to the wet nose of your family dog. As most of us gaze out on the world, we see, hear, smell, touch, taste, and sense a whole variety of stimuli. Oftentimes, we may assume that the creatures we inhabit the world with experience…
New Show ‘Mysteries of Life’ Explores the Big Questions of Human Existence
What happens when we die? A new show by NTD Television sets out to explore answers to this question, and other great questions about humanity: Who are we as human beings? Where did we come from? What’s our afterlife like? “Mysteries of Life,” a weekly series, investigates the mysteries of the universe, time, and humanity….
Profiles in History: W.W. Keen: The President’s Surgeon
By the time 1893 rolled around, W.W. Keen (1837–1932) was arguably the most prominent doctor in the country. That year, more than any other, would require his best work, because the stakes could not have been higher: The fate of America’s leader and, possibly, the country’s entire economy rested on his shoulders. Keen graduated from…
Theater Review: ‘The Comedy of Errors’: Artistic Director Gaines Retires With a Laugh
CHICAGO—After 37 years as artistic director of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Barbara Gaines has directed all of Shakespeare’s 28 plays. She is now retiring, but her last production is not one of the Bard’s tragedies or histories, but a laugh-out-loud farce. In her good-bye production, Gaines is revisiting “The Comedy of Errors,” which she directed…
Elderly Man Recovers After Getting Critically Ill With COVID-19
An 83-year-old man was infected with COVID-19 around the New Year, with about 3/4 of his lungs turning white on a CT image. He had to rely on oxygen machines to stay alive. When his son was ready to accept the worst possible outcome, he made an unexpected and miraculous recovery. The elderly Chinese man…
Elgin Marbles Should Not Be Loaned Back to Greece Until British Museum’s Ownership Accepted: Historian
One of the world’s leading historians has rejected claims the Elgin Marbles were illegally removed from the Parthenon in Athens and has recommended they not be loaned back to Greece unless they accept the British Museum’s ownership of the sculptures. The Greek government has been campaigning for decades for the 2,500-year-old artefacts—sometimes referred to as…
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- Andrew ThornebrookeThe United States’ top diplomat calls for a greatly expanded budget for activities in the Indo-Pacific to counter communist China’s increasing aggression and fortify American ties in the region. U.S.… [...]
- The Associated PressNEWPORT NEWS, Va.—Two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitively made tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape, only to be found hours later… [...]
- Zachary StieberA science journal’s political endorsement lowered trust among supporters of former President Donald Trump, a study has found. Nature endorsed President Joe Biden in October 2020. The journal said Biden,… [...]
- Epoch VideoGwyneth Paltrow is back in Utah’s Third District Court on March 22, accused of violently crashing into a man while skiing in 2016. [...]
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