Articles by Dan Lewis

May 13, 2019 0

Blockbuster Video got its start in Texas in 1985. It wasn’t the first video rental place in [...]

May 10, 2019 0

1) “Why Our Ancestors Drilled Holes in Each Other’s Skulls” (BBC, August 2016). For a large [...]

May 8, 2019 0

I’m going to admit something I shouldn’t: If I had to point to Slovenia on an unlabeled map, I’d [...]

May 7, 2019 0

The offer made by the sign pictured above is a common one in Arizona, or, at least, more common than you’ll [...]

May 6, 2019 0

The name “Carvel” is synonymous with ice cream. Known for its cartoony ice cream cakes — remember [...]

May 2, 2019 0

1) “My Childhood in a Cult” (The New Yorker, 17 minutes, April 2019). “Where are you from?” [...]

May 2, 2019 0

If your car is making an unexpected noise, that’s often the sign of a problem. Perhaps it’s a [...]

April 30, 2019 0

In the mid-1300s, the Black Death ravaged Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East and neighboring parts [...]

April 29, 2019 0

Monopoly, as I’ve mentioned before, is a terrible board game. The rules are complicated and often make [...]

April 26, 2019 0

1) “Physicians Get Addicted Too” (The Atlantic, 21 minutes, April 2019). The subhead: “Lou [...]