Albums are a lot like children – they turn into 60-year-olds before you know what hit you. And indeed, there are a lot of classic albums turning 60 this year that don’t sound a day […]

It’s 2024, and the 1994 death of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain is roughly as old as the John F. Kennedy assassination was when “In Utero” came out. In other words, it’s not just that it was […]

The English language is full of words for things you see all the time but have never managed to put a name to. That sleeve that goes on your hot cup of coffee? Well, it’s […]

Earlier this year it was announced that Fruit Stripe gum, a staple of 1970s kids’ recreational chewing habits, was being discontinued by candy maker Ferrara, who owns the brand. It had stopped production of the […]

The year 1984 was unusually good for movies. Many of the films released that year were not just entertaining but highly influential, and some that didn’t catch on right away upon release have stood the […]

When social media was invented, it was considered a young person’s pursuit, but it didn’t take long for people in their golden years to get into the act. A not-small segment of those golden-agers happen […]

There’s nothing more boring than listening to people over 40 drone on and on about how music used to be better in the past. Having said that, those of us who are 40 and over […]

It’s a presidential election year, and many experts are sounding the alarm to say generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools may upend the process. People specializing in AI say that these tools have made it easier […]

Earlier this year, TGI Fridays restaurant chain announced in a press release that it had sold eight of its Northeast locations to former CEO Ray Blanchette. It also announced the closure of 36 other “underperforming […]

In July 2022, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University, took to X, the social media platform then known as Twitter, to reveal his […]