April 4, 2017 0 It Starts with P If you’ve never heard the name Hennig Brand, well, don’t worry about it. He’s not a [...]
April 3, 2017 0 The Rise and Fall of the Flivverboobs The general rule for American motorists is that pedestrians have the right of way. That is, in most cases, if [...]
March 31, 2017 0 The Weekender, March 31, 2017 1) “The Trouble with Innocence” (Texas Monthly, 57 minutes, March 2017). Warning: The crime [...]
March 30, 2017 0 The Campaign for the Other Gary If you followed the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, you may have heard the name Gary Johnson. Johnson was [...]
March 29, 2017 0 The Slave Who Spied on the Traitor In the summer of 1781, General George Washington led the American Continental Army on march southward toward [...]
March 28, 2017 0 China’s Temporary Love Affair with the Mango Mangoes — the fruit — are indigenous to South Asia, and about 40% of the world’s mango [...]
March 24, 2017 0 The Weekender, March 24, 2017 1) “Missing Richard Simmons,” a podcast. Total listen time is about three hours and 15 minutes, [...]
March 23, 2017 0 The Masterpiece Hidden in Plain Sight You can be forgiven if you’ve never played the board game “Masterpiece,” pictured above. Originally [...]
March 22, 2017 0 Why Marylanders Pay More for a Little Less Beer Pictured above is a can of Budweiser beer — standard looking, except if you look closely at the [...]
March 21, 2017 0 The Padre for Life The baseball player pictured above is named Matt LaChappa. As of this writing, LaChappa is a free agent [...]