Arts & Entertainment

Man sitting on sofa with paper and laptop, possibly doing a puzzle. Image by volodymyr melnyk dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

This Boggle Is for the Birds

How many words can YOU find? Or, How many BIRDS can you find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | July 4, 2022
old comic books photo by Joseph Perone Dreamstime. Writer Julia Nunnally Duncan fondly recalls a youthful pastime: “On warm days I would climb into the bed of the [Studebaker pickup] truck and surround myself with model horses and my comic books.” She notes stories and favorites among those classic comics, her companions for years.
Books

My Comic Books

Memories from long ago

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | June 27, 2022
three generations tablet puzzle Syda Productions Dreamstime. For Jumble puzzles for Kids and Adults: Twins and Games
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble for Kids and Adults: Twins and Games

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | June 27, 2022
HOLLYWOOD, CA, USA, APRIL 13 2015: I Love Lucy mural by Jerry Ragg. Photo by Meunierd, Dreamstime. I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. Intro image to article on The Little Book of Bela’isms, by Stephen Billias and Bela Breslau.
Books

Excerpts from ‘The Little Book of Bela’isms’

Yogi Berra would be proud

By Stephen Billias | June 22, 2022
Leeloo at work with his dad, for Take Your Dog to Work Day
Humor

Jest A Moment: Take Your Dog to Work

Making sure these coworkers pull their weight

By Nick Thomas | June 20, 2022
grandmother and granddaughter laptop maybe working on a puzzle - photo by monkey business images, dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Find the Countries

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | June 20, 2022
Screenshot from film of soldier watching as Richmond, Virginia, burns at the end of the Civil War. The American Civil War Museum film “A People’s Contest: America’s Civil War & Emancipation” uses state-of-the-art technology to cover the war.
Annie Tobey

‘A People’s Contest’ Film Debuts at the American Civil War Museum

New state-of-the-art film joins museum exhibits and two in-depth web ‘exhibits’

By Annie Tobey | June 15, 2022
grandmother and granddaughter looking at a tablet, possibly doing puzzles. Photo by Fizkes Dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Comedians and Caterpillars

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | June 13, 2022
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Find the Mammals

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | June 10, 2022
Tom Cruise stars as Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in 'Top Gun: Maverick.' (Paramount Pictures/TNS). Having access to the Navy expertise and acquiring real planes for Top Gun: Maverick was essential for production designer Jeremy Hindle.
TV & Movies

Acquiring Real Planes for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

How the movie’s production designer secured real fighter planes and a bar

By Jazz Tangcay, Variety | June 6, 2022

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