Tag: Bright

Man Transforms Abandoned 1940s Water Tower Into $2.5 Million Luxury Home—Here’s How It Looks Inside

In a massively ambitious renovation, a British man has transformed an abandoned water tower from the 1940s into a unique luxury home worth millions. The concrete water tower, which was built in the 1940s, is situated at Clovelly Cross, about 15 minutes from the port town of Bideford in southwest England. It was decommissioned in…


Positive and Uplifting, Likable and Fun: Television’s Golden Age of Family Sitcoms

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there,” wrote L.P. Hartley in his 1953 novel “The Go-Between.” If you’re looking for proof of Hartley’s claim, just tune in, as I recently did, to the early episodes of “The Donna Reed Show,” where you can time travel all the way back to 1958….


‘Unconquered’: A Redeemed Man and His Message of Hope

In the summer of 2000, Adam Davis spent every free moment with one particular person: Amber. Both were 18, both had just graduated from high school, and, as Davis says, “We were absurdly in love with each other.” One afternoon, Davis and his grandfather were sitting on the front porch of their house in Dothan,…


Dear Next Generation: 6 Tips for Life

My advice for the younger generations: 1. Follow Christian values, especially that of treating others the way that you want to be treated. 2. Believe in yourself, even if you’re trying to do something totally new. Research what you want to do before you start, and find people who were successful and those who were…


Is Vegetable Flavoured Ice Cream the New Way to Get Your Vitamins?

Vegetable-flavoured gelatos starring cauliflower and pumpkin have stirred up heated debates this week at Australia and New Zealand’s largest horticulture conference and trade show, Hort Connections, where innovative businesses used foods that would’ve otherwise been thrown away to address food waste. Three thousand attendees there sampled two flavours that were a harmonious combination of salty…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (June 6)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell 41 cents to $71.74 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for August delivery fell 42 cents to $76.29 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for July delivery rose 4 cents $2.56 a gallon. July heating oil fell 1 cent to $2.37 a gallon. July natural gas rose 1 cent to…


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared June 6

Stocks drifted on Wall Street amid a vacuum of market-moving data. The S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 10 points while the Nasdaq added 0.4 percent. Banks were some of the bigger gainers, recovering from their struggles earlier this year after high interest rates helped cause several high-profile…


Film Review: ‘The Great Awakening’

NR | 1h 56min | Documentary, Technology, Medicine, Social Science | 03 June 2023 (USA) The third and perhaps not the last in the “Plandemic” series, “The Great Awakening” from director Mikki Willis covers a great deal of ground found in the previous two films. However, it also includes reams of backstory, suggesting the seeds of the 2020 COVID-19 scare were…


Carrot Aioli: It’s Better Than Grass

Nearly 2 percent of the land in the lower 48 states is lawn. In most populated areas, the percentage is much higher. It’s fair to say that most of us have too much lawn and not enough garden—especially this time of year, when you keep getting ambushed by little plants at the farmers market. You…


5 Decor Swaps to Keep Your Home Cooler This Summer

As the temperature outside rises, the annual quest for a cooler home begins—but without spending a fortune on our utility bills. Try incorporating these home-cooling design moves. By swapping out heavy textiles for airy fabrics and setting up effective cross-ventilation, you can create a cooler house without touching the thermostat. Here’s how to design your…