The device, found attached to the nearly 3,000-year-old mumified remains of an Egyptian noblewoman, is a good representation of how little prosthetic limbs have changed throughout history. With the exception of very recent times, prosthetic devices have been constructed of basic materials, such...
Major League Baseball is a sport that celebrates its history through, among other things, its records. So when you break a 60-year old mark, people take notice. But when it's for the most losses in a season, that's not the kind of attention you ever want for your franchise. That is...
If you’re old enough to have been on the business end of the principal’s paddle in elementary school, you probably have first-hand knowledge of just how hard hickory wood is. That translates well to climbing since the branches of a hickory tree are strong, stiff, and hard. The ridged,...
In “Spider Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) is a 15-year-old better able to deal with his crime-fighting powers. Spider-Gwen is voiced by Hailee Steinfeld. By sequel, we mean the first half of the first sequel to “Spider Man: Into the Spi...
It’s still the land of opportunity, but now it’s confronting the human cost of its success. The new buzzwords: responsibility and empathy.
is over seven hundred years old. While music plays, these men move in circles and pray. It’s very beautiful. The third stop on our tour is the Galata Bridge. As you can see, there’s a nice view of the old part of Istanbul from this bridge. Under the bridge, there are also ...
He sends the photo to his wife, Brittney Harrison, who is six months pregnant with their first child. Harrison, a 39-year-old flooring sales executive, is returning to his home in Lakeland, Florida, after taking...
How old. Set off. Stay up. Day in day out. Listen to the following sentence and Mark the licking past. Come and enjoy us. Please leave it alone. She is living far away. Do you know a lot about your company? Cheer up and you have to help yourself out. Give him an eats and he...
Urban planner Ryan Gravel shares the story of how his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, rallied to build a massive urban park that will transform an abandoned railroad track into 22 miles of public green space called the Atlanta BeltLine. The places we live
I’ve been writing about points and miles a lot lately, and one question that keeps popping up is “Matt, how can we do that in the UK?” Well, while I know a lot about doing this in the UK, I don’t know as much as Robert (aka Raffles) fromHead for Points, the premier poin...