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 […]
For the most part, television commercials are not watched so much as endured. People of a certain age will remember the unpleasant sensation of watching some show or another, then jumping up to go to […]
When it comes to bonding with my son, few experiences have measured up to watching a great movie with him. If we both feel the same way about the movie, that is. Unfortunately, a lot […]
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 […]
No matter how sunny and pleasant our outward dispositions may be, there’s no denying that most of us have a morbid side. We may not express it openly all the time, but it’s usually there […]
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 […]
The year 1976 was great for people who love cars. It was the heyday of the muscle car, and the concept of the “supercar” – basically a high-performance luxury sports car – was going mainstream. […]
When you play an iconic character on one of the most popular series in television history, you can be forgiven for assuming that means steady paychecks for life. But if you’re Larry Thomas, the man […]
There’s a certain breed of movie fan who sees two hours of cinema as much more than just a distraction that happens to come with popcorn. Quite the opposite – for some fans of the […]
As human beings, we all have a lot in common, and when we’re united in a common cause, there’s no challenge we can’t overcome. Unfortunately, we’re easy to divide as well, and the area […]