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A License Plate Lesson I’ll Never Forget!

The options for license plates are mind boggling. If you have any curiosity at all about this topic, this read is a MUST!

2024-10-05 16:17

The Chrysler Building: What Happens Next?

In commercial real estate today, “distress” is the word most often attached to office properties. But there’s another kind of distress that goes beyond capital stacks and debt coverage levels.  The distress that comes with age.  For nearly 100 years, since op…

2024-10-04 19:10

10 Marvel Witches We Still Want To See In The MCU After Agatha All Along

Agatha All Along has already introduced many new and exciting witches to the MCU, but there are even more from Marvel Comics that haven't yet debuted.

2024-10-04 18:00

What the Long History of Mail-In Voting in the U.S. Reveals About the Election Process

A recent exhibition shows how soldiers sent in votes during the Civil War and World War II, as many Americans would in 2020 following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic

2024-10-04 15:30

As America's Marijuana Use Grows, So Do Harms...

In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent on cannabis that they consume it practically all day, every day

2024-10-04 13:00

Is Jennifer Aniston trying to block Angelina Jolie from an Oscar nom for ‘Maria’?

Pablo Larrain’s latest “iconic woman” bio-pic is Maria, where Angelina Jolie plays the opera singer Maria Callas. Many critics loved the film in Venice, Telluride and the New York Film Festival. The festival circuit isn’t over, and Angelina will likely still …

2024-10-04 11:42

Book review: How Democracies Die

Preface.  This is a book review with excerpts from the first half of “How Democracies Die” by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. A few main points: We tend to think of democracies dying at the hands of men with guns. … Continue reading →

2024-10-04 11:04

The Chinese Christian Who Helped Overcome Illiteracy in Asia

In 1918, Yan Yangchu (Y. C. James Yen) set sail from the United States for France despite the possible threat of submarine attacks during World War I. The recent Yale University graduate, along with 40 other Chinese Christian students, had been invited by the…

2024-10-04 10:00

Debut memoir 'Nervous' looks to a trauma-wise future

Author and activist Jen Soriano explores the origins of their chronic pain by diving into history, both broad and personal, in their debut essay collection. Plus, we hear about local film festivals coming up. And finally, what to expect in the arts this weeke…

2024-10-03 22:57

‘Time Cut’ Official Trailer – Netflix’s Time Travel Slasher Slices into Early 2000s Nostalgia

Described as “Back to the Future meets Scream,” the time-traveling slasher movie Time Cut is coming to Netflix on Halloween Eve, and the official trailer has been released this morning. Time Cut slashes into Netflix on October 30, 2024. Watch the official tra…

2024-10-03 14:08