June 23, 2021 0 Getting the Horse’s Goat The Kentucky Derby — the world-famous horse race each spring — is often called “the fastest [...]
June 21, 2021 0 Why You Probably Prefer European Chocolate Pictured above is a Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bar. As the label proudly states, the Hershey bar was [...]
June 18, 2021 0 The Quest for 1,000 Reviews Hi! As long-time readers know, on Fridays — like, you know, today — I do a week-in-review type of thing. [...]
June 16, 2021 0 Who is Q? (James Bond Version) In 1952, a newspaperman and former British naval intelligence officer named Ian Fleming embarked on a new [...]
June 15, 2021 0 The Man Who Jetted to Millions In the spring of 2014, a company called Jet.com readied itself for launch. Jet was an e-commerce startup [...]
June 14, 2021 0 When The Faucets Ran Red The northern Italian town of Castelvetro di Modena is just a short ride from both Bologna and Moderna [...]
June 11, 2021 0 When I Learned A Lot About Doughnuts Hi! As long-time readers know, on Fridays — like, you know, today — I do a week-in-review type of [...]
June 10, 2021 0 When Multiple Streams Can Be Taxing In the 1770s, a fledgling colony of Great Britain was upset about its taxes. Known ultimately as the United [...]
June 9, 2021 0 Why The NYC Police Darkened Their Blues Pictured above is a vintage New York Police Department uniform shirt, likely from the 1980s. Like you’d [...]
June 7, 2021 0 The Best Story You’ll Hear About Someone’s Morning Commute If you’re on the London Underground — that’s what the subway system is called, although [...]