Millions of Americans take a daily vitamin, assuming it is doing something. That assumption is not always correct. The gap between what you swallow and what your body absorbs widens with age. The only reliable […]
The name has been appearing in headlines every single day. Given the ongoing geopolitical tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, the Strait of Hormuz has become one of the most referenced points on […]
1971 song trivia The year 1971 was a musical powerhouse that gave us some of the most unforgettable songs in American history. It was a time when the cultural revolution of the ’60s was maturing […]
Language is supposed to help us describe the world. So why does it leave us pointing at things and saying “that little plastic thingy”? Well, most of those things do have names. Precise, official, often […]
Behind-the-scenes feuds that permanently rewrote television “It’s funny, every Grey’s actor I talk to who was there during that time is still traumatized by that incident,” Shonda Rhimes told The Hollywood Reporter about an early […]
The ’70s health habits that still work today There is a tendency to treat the 1970s as a medical dark age, a decade of cigarette ads, margarine, and jogging suits. But strip away the fads […]
One of our readers recently wrote to us with something many of you will recognize: “I have boxes of old photographs, letters, and documents from my parents and grandparents, and I have no idea what […]
Songs from the 1970s proven to reduce your stress instantly The 1970s gave us bell-bottoms, disco balls, and soul-soothing tunes that science says can calm your nervous system. Research confirms that listening to music affects […]
Boomer-era B-movies that are masterpieces Born from necessity and often relegated to the lower half of double features, B-movies were typically low-budget, quickly produced genre films that rarely aimed for critical acclaim. Studio executives viewed […]
Brain teaser: Can you match these ’70s album covers? Before streaming made music invisible, the cover was part of the experience. Something you held, stared at while the needle dropped, and kept like a trophy. […]