Arts & Entertainment

senior woman doing puzzle Rozenn Leard Dreamstime.com
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Find the Countries

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | March 20, 2023
Menokin, an 18th-century plantation and home of Francis Lightfoot Lee. Includes a tour on the Revolutionary Women of Menokin and examines the lives of the enslaved people.
History

Revolutionary Women of Menokin Tour

Learn about the women of this 18th-century plantation

By Annie Tobey | March 14, 2023
granddad and grandson playing chess game. Credit: Imtmphoto dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble for Kids and Adults: Riddles and Spreadsheets

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | March 13, 2023
smiling middle-aged hipster man at a bar. By Alessandro Biascioli. Humorist Greg Schwem bemoans the dying art of face-to-face communication, a modern-day social “pandemic,” worsened by smartphone usage.
Greg Schwem

The Dying Art of Face-to-Face Communication

‘Remember when we talked, no, really talked to one another?’

By Greg Schwem | March 10, 2023
Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, and R2-D2, looking at a hologram in the movie "Star Wars." For article on five movies that predicted the future and what they predicted.
Nostalgia

Five Movies That Predicted the Future

And the technology that came to be

March 7, 2023
man on laptop maybe doing puzzle photo by Rido Dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Mammal Search Puzzle

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | March 6, 2023
granddad and grandson on a laptop, laughing, possibly playing puzzles like Boggle and Jumble. Image by Fiszkes, Dreamstime.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Dolphins and Twins

The mixed-up word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | February 27, 2023
woman doing puzzle on tablet. Photo from monkey business images. Boggle Puzzle: Find the Hidden Countries
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Puzzle: Find the Hidden Countries

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | February 20, 2023
Four people playing pickleball. By Robert Hills. Our senior sport has been commandeered by a younger crowd. Humorist Greg Schwem shares how he feels about the pickleball court takeover.
Greg Schwem

Pickleball Court Takeover

‘I’m going full ‘Clint Eastwood’ on you, pickleball youngsters’

By Greg Schwem | February 17, 2023
English Rock Band The Beatles, from left Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr performing on the Television Variety Series, "The Ed Sullivan Show", New York City, New York, USA, Bernard Gotfryd, February 1964. Article: The Beatles and Boomers
From Our Readers

Finding Salvation in The Beatles after a Breakdown

More effective than Ativan or Lexapro

By Iris Dorbian | February 15, 2023

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