Friday, March 31st, 2017
National Crayon Day is not so dandy for Crayola’s recently ousted dandelion crayon. Replacement crayon to be named later.
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Monday, February 27th, 2017
Oscars 2017 was humming along until the final award for Best Picture made unprecedented history. What a finale!
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
M&M’s, the iconic confection that ‘melts in your mouth, not in your hand’ is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Plain or peanut?
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Monday, February 29th, 2016
The 88th Academy Awards are history for more than one reason. There were highs and lows, upsets and surprises. The point about the need for more opportunity among women and people of color was made. Now where will the film industry go from here?
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Monday, February 23rd, 2015
Oscars 2015 are now part of history. They were unremarkable except for a few political and personal highlights in year of a few great, memorable films. Check out my post-mortem on the event.
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2014
As many of us prepare to sit down to our Thanksgiving holiday meal, I got to thinking about how the traditional turkey meal came to be, and why we really get groggy after we eat it. Here’s what I discovered about turkeys.
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Monday, November 17th, 2014
Find out what the Oxford Dictionaries has chosen as the 2014 Word of the Year. Obscure and lame were my reactions, but hey, what do I know?
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Friday, March 14th, 2014
Whether you’re eating pies, or throwing them, Pi Day has been observed in many ways. Discuss the significance of the number π amongst yourselves.
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Monday, March 3rd, 2014
Oscars 2014 wrapped up and reviewed. The big winner of the night: The A-list selfie.
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Friday, December 27th, 2013
I fended off posting about selfies (except as the Word of the Year) and Obamacare, and many other top stories of 2013, and opted for the more offbeat and down-to-earth. Find out if I brought something new to some familiar and not-so-familiar topics in my 2013 year end wrap.
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