This week, we feature an indie flick about male comaraderie and an inspirational biography about a pioneering African American sports figure. New Release ‘Sweetwater’ In this gripping biography, Everett Osborne stars as Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, the second African American to earn his way into the National Basketball Association. Clifton made his debut for the New…
Angler Sees Tug on Line, Battles 222-Pound Monster Catfish That Drags Him Half-Mile Downriver
In the biggest catch of his life, angler Ditch Ballard caught a humongous monster of a catfish in a Spanish river, weighing a staggering 222 pounds. The 8.2-foot (2.5-meter) long catfish—almost the length of a small car—dragged the British fishing enthusiast’s boat almost a mile downriver as he fought to hold onto it. Ballard, who…
Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for April 7–13
This week, we feature a dive into the science behind Sherlock Holmes’s methods and a lovely work of fiction about Teddy Roosevelt’s first love. Historical Fiction ‘If a Poem Could Live and Breathe: A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt’s First Love’ By Mary Calvi This novel takes us to Boston in the late 1870s, when Harvard…
Scientists, Charlatans, and Halley’s Comet
April 6, 2023
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American EssenceArts & CulturebooksBrightComet Madness: How the 1910 Return of Halley’s Comet (Almost) Destroyed CivilizationRichard J. Goodrich
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For millennia, comets were believed to be harbingers of disaster and change. No one knew what they were. Their terror faded after Edmond Halley proved they were natural phenomena, following laws of physics. He predicted that a comet visible in 1682 would reappear in 1759. It was named Halley’s Comet when his prediction was realized….
How to Reduce the Risk of Fraudsters Accessing Your Business and Personal Bank Accounts
By John Kyle In 2021, Americans lost approximately $5.8 billion from identity theft. There were 2.8 million consumer identity theft incidents reported, which means there could have been much more. Of that, $2.3 billion were from imposter scams, and $392 million were from consumer online shopping. For businesses, 47 percent of all businesses had one…
Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘April in Paris’ From 1952: A Fun Spring Musical
PG-13 | 1h 34min | Comedy, Musical | Dec. 24, 1951 April 3 would have been the 101st birthday of beloved musical movie star Doris Day. Once dubbed “America’s Sweetheart,” the perky blonde made her start as a Big Band singer in the early 1940s before making her film debut in Warner Brothers’s “Romance on the High Seas” in 1948. The…
Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Apr. 6)
April 6, 2023
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Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery rose 9 cents to $80.70 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for June delivery rose 13 cents to $85.12 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for May delivery fell 1 cent to $2.81 a gallon. May heating oil fell 7 cents to $2.66 a gallon. May natural gas fell 14 cents…
Atheist Neurologist Believed There Was Nothing After Death, Sees Vivid Scenes and Message During Cardiac Arrest
When Bettina Peyton was a child, her father told her there was nothing after death, “and I became an atheist on the spot.” This worldview was only affirmed through her course of life, where Peyton pursued medical sciences. “As a physician, I was taught ‘death is the enemy, to be fought at all costs,’” Peyton,…
Cioppino (Fish Stew)
By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service Cioppino is a 20-minute meal. Italian immigrants are credited with bringing this soup filled with a variety of seafood and vegetables to San Francisco. Helpful Hints You can substitute any type of firm non-oily white fish. You can substitute several drops of hot pepper sauce for red pepper…
Epic Bucket-List Adventures
By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com Create radiant memories with an epic adventure trip. Here are five to consider. Explore the Great White Continent Some go to score their seventh continent. Others, to see penguins waddle or whales breach amid blue-tinged icebergs. More recently, an increasing number of travelers choose an Antarctic expedition to better…
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