Arts & Entertainment

Book cover: "What Was Lost" a first novel by Melissa Connelly.
Books

My First Novel: Uncharted Territory in My 60s

Melissa Connelly on writing her dark story of redemption

By Melissa Connelly | October 2, 2024
granddad and grandson on a laptop, possibly playing a game like this Jumble for kids and the classic, with a farmer and a priest
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: A Farmer and a Priest

Two scrambled word challenges – Jumble for Kids and the Classic

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | September 30, 2024
Woman outside in autumn with her tablet in hand. Used with the Boggle word search for six-letter mammals.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Six-Letter Mammals

How many hidden words can you find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | September 23, 2024
Bruce springsteen in concert with the E Street Band, which includes his wife, Patti Scialfa. Image by juan carlos gomez garcia
Music

Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s Wife, Reveals Diagnosis

She addressed her diagnosis of multiple myeloma at the Toronto Film Festival

By Rebecca Rubin, Variety | September 20, 2024
“A Prescription for Change: Black Voices Shaping Healthcare in Virginia”
History

‘A Prescription for Change’

Inspirational Blacks in Virginia healthcare

By Annie Tobey | September 18, 2024
Three stacks of books behind an e-reader, reading glasses, and cup of tea or coffee. By Karen Foley. For essay, making time for books
Books

Books, Books, Books

So many books, so little time

By Phil Perkins | September 18, 2024
a grandma and grandson on a laptop, smiling, perhaps even playing the Jumble puzzles with Blackbeard and a scaly thief
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Blackbeard and a Scaly Thief

Two scrambled word challenges – Jumble for Kids and the Classic

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | September 16, 2024
old vinyl record player and albums in a retro room with small light strings. For article on the seasons of Neil Sedaka and Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Music

The Seasons of Neil Sedaka, Frankie Valli, and The Four Seasons

1962 and 1975, with ups and downs between

By John Crotty | September 9, 2024
Woman on her tablet, perhaps playing a puzzle such as Boggle the musical instruments
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Find the Musical Instruments

How many hidden words can you find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | September 9, 2024
Little boy on a tricycle in the 1960s. Edgewater Jerry Popiel, for music like it used to be
From Our Readers

Music Just Isn’t What It Used to Be

Singer-songwriter Jerry Popiel makes music ‘like they used to’

By Jerry Popiel | September 3, 2024

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