Elvis Presley may have died 45 years today, but you would never know it by looking at the data. According to the streaming service Spotify, he averages roughly 16.5 million listeners every month, thanks to […]
The restaurant business in the United States is notoriously competitive. Approximately 60% of new restaurants don’t survive more than a year in business, and 80% don’t last five years. And that was even before coronavirus […]
If you love sunrises, you can see the first glimpses of light seen anywhere in the United States by visiting Maine’s Acadia National Park. Just southwest of lovely Bar Harbor, Acadia is situated along the […]
In the last few years, much has been made of “cancel culture.” an allegedly widespread phenomenon in which a public figure will make a comment or engage in an act that runs afoul of […]
After months of social distancing, masks, and vigorous hand-washing, one would think Americans would be more health-conscious and ready to turn over a new leaf concerning their diets. One might think that, but one […]
When it comes to food and drink, there are two highly personal decisions we each must make: how you take your coffee, and what you like on your burger. While getting someone’s coffee right is […]
If you’re a fan of the wilderness, you need look no further than Yosemite National Park. Nearly 95% of it is designated as “wilderness,” thanks to the Wilderness Act of 1964, which was enacted by […]
Human beings are like snowflakes, in that the closer you examine them, the more their similarities become obscured, and the more their differences are thrown into stark relief. Does this maxim still hold true when […]
Between a deadly virus, social unrest, and geopolitical uncertainty, you could be forgiven for thinking the state of the world is getting downright Biblical. The academic community agrees, so much so that it’s begun the […]
Not all heroes wear capes. Some toil in obscurity, slaving away at efforts that will improve life for the rest of us. We never learn their names, we never see their faces, but like […]