an embroidered lace handkerchief, by Ale059
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Gretchen’s Handkerchief

Remembering a childhood piano teacher and her old-fashioned ways

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | August 8, 2023
a drive-in movie theater in the 1960s, from Everett Collection. The first drive-in movie theater opened in 1933, giving birth to memories of drive-in movies for many people, like this fond remembrance. 
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Memories of Drive-in Movies

A brief history and a reminiscence

By Carl Scharwath | August 1, 2023
Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa sketches, for music quiz
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‘Let’s Be Frank’ Music Quiz

How well do you know the two famous Franks?

By Rachel Schmoyer | July 25, 2023
elderly woman in park, from Vladimir Voronin. The 81-year-old celebrity showed us that we can look great at any age – or was the message something entirely different? Baby boomer Margaret Hopkins offers a tongue-in-cheek look at the swimsuit-clad Martha Stewart and how her generation views aging and body image.
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Thanks a Lot, Martha Stewart

Congrats on the SI swimsuit edition, but ...

By Margaret Hopkins | July 18, 2023
Marilyn Monroe statue at Madame Tussaud's museum, photo by Sanja Baljkas
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Marilyn and Me

An 11-year-old’s coming of age and the iconic sex symbol

By Bill Levine | July 11, 2023
senior couple looking at a computer tablet together. For Boggle puzzle
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle the Two-Winged, Six-Letter Birds

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | July 10, 2023
woman writing on a pad at her kitchen table, from Wavebreakmedia Ltd. For article on writing, three-by-five cards and more
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Three-by-Five Cards

For the writer in us all

By Doreen Mary Frick | June 27, 2023
gun and flower Evgenyp. A decades-old incident points to an issue that seems almost ageless: wielding guns for honor. Phil Perkins shares his tale.
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The More Things Change

Guns have long been a factor

By Phil Perkins | June 21, 2023
The avid hiker-photographer in Palo Dura Canyon in Texas.
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Traveling with an Avid Hiker-Photographer

As told by his good-natured wife

By Sherrill Pool Elizondo | June 20, 2023
A dilapidated section of the West Coast Trail in BC, Canada. From Christopher Babcock.
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The West Coast Trail

Survivor meets a very long walk in the park

By Lisa Olivier | June 13, 2023

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