By Kaitlyn Keegan From Hartford Courant Modern farmhouse style has been all the rage—in magazines, on design TV shows and in homes across the country. According to a study by Ruby Home, modern farmhouse is the leading home interior style across the United States. The style is a blend of classic and contemporary and is known…
Modern Farmhouse Style Still Going Strong. Here Are Some Tips on How to Incorporate It
Putting ‘Good’ Back Into the Algorithm: A New Tech Platform Hopes to Help Parents
Parents in America know the difficulties of pulling their children away from electronic devices, especially after months of virtual learning due to school lockdowns during the pandemic. About half of America’s middle schoolers spend five hours or more daily on weekends watching videos on an electronic device, and 30 percent spend seven hours or more…
The Very Best Banana Pudding—Ever? ‘Yes!’ Say My Colleagues
By Amy Drew Thompson From Orlando Sentinel It wasn’t long after I dropped it off that my phone pinged with an incoming text. “My God, Woman. This banana pudding.” I was driving, so I couldn’t answer right away, but the reaction was natural. I smiled and thought, I know—right? Back in December, I blew out the…
Cruising in the Wake of the Vikings
Two shy, charming girls about age 8 approached me with delightful smiles—one holding some flowers. I motioned to them that I would like to take their photo, and their smiles grew even broader. They didn’t appear to speak English, so I wordlessly gave them each a chocolate candy bar before waving goodbye as they scampered…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Homeschool Awakening’: An Incredibly Revelatory, Must-See Documentary on Homeschooling
2022 | Not Rated | 1h 40m | Documentary By most accounts, the year 2020 was pretty traumatic after all we witnessed and experienced, and the widespread overreach in both the public and private sectors that limited our rights. The public was locked down, there was a huge transfer of wealth from average citizens and…
Book Review: ‘The Things We Make’: How Invention Really Works
We often hear about better living through science. Yet progress in improving our lives most often comes from engineers rather than scientists. Engineers make the things that improve the human condition. Scientists follow, explaining how and why the things engineers make work, and taking the credit. We speak of rocket science, when it is really…
VIDEO: Missing Injured Sheepdog Who Had His Leg Amputated Gets Happily Back to Work
A sheepdog who went through the trauma of getting lost and injured is back joyfully rounding up sheep again—with the loss of one leg. Boss the border collie works on a farm in Perthshire, Scotland. He went missing for a whole eight days last July, while out in the fields. Shepherdess Anna MacKinnon, 25, who…
Mechanic Son Fixes 102-Year-Old Dad’s ’46 Cadillac That Hadn’t Run in 50 Years for One Last Drive
A mechanic’s son spent nine months refurbishing his father’s pride and joy, a 1946 Cadillac bought 50 years prior, so that the elderly veteran could drive the car one last time on his 102nd birthday. Passionate about cars, the older man, Wilburn “Walt” West, was born on May 17, 1920, the eldest of 15 children….
The Untrained Singer Who Became America’s First Prima Donna
The year was 1918. Enrico Caruso, the Metropolitan Opera’s biggest star, had chosen a newcomer to be his leading lady. Her name was Rosa Ponselle, she’d just turned 21, and her debut sent critics scurrying for adjectives. She “made a sensational impression and was sensationally received.” She showed “incomparable charm and dramatic ability.” Her voice…
Gen. Samuel Curtis Chronicled in First Written Biography
Samuel Ryan Curtis was one of the North’s most successful generals during the American Civil War. He never lost a battle and was the victor at several key battles, including Pea Ridge. He commanded Union forces in the Trans-Mississippi and negotiated peace with the Sioux late in the war. A nationally-known civil engineer before the…
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