I am acutely aware of time in a way that often feels uniquely American. My days are governed by calendars, alerts, deadlines, and productivity metrics. Even leisure is scheduled, parceled into neat blocks that can be justified as “earned.” Time here is not just measured; it is managed, optimized, and frequently worried over. That obsession …
I have spent enough time inside American newsrooms to recognize the warning signs. Fewer reporters on the floor. Thinner editions. Deadlines are creeping earlier as publication days quietly disappear. For a long time, those changes felt gradual. In Pittsburgh, they recently became unmistakable when the region’s largest newspaper announced it would end its long tradition …
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Giving back has always struck me as one of the simplest yet most profound ways we can connect as humans. It’s not just about generosity; it’s about empathy, about recognizing that our successes mean more when they ripple outward. Recently, I found myself inspired by actor Jason Sudeikis, best known for his role as Ted …
Every New Year brings something fun: a fresh start, a few ambitious resolutions, and—my personal favorite—an entire new batch of creative works entering the public domain. On January 1, 2026, a wave of books, films, songs, and characters became fair game for sharing, adapting, remixing, and reinventing (at least in the United States). That means …
Those close to me know I love to sing. In the shower. In the car. Working in the kitchen. I’ve even done karaoke once in my life. I don’t plan to go on tour anytime roon. Nor will I ever be a vocalist in a band. And I’m good with that. But I will keep …
Music is known for misunderstandings. A well-known example that comes to mind is the mumbled lyrics of “Louie, Louie”. Another misunderstanding hit home for a nine-year-old boy in the UK around his Christmas pageant. The Daily Mail tells the story of Schoolboy, nine, mistakenly dresses as Elvis instead of an elf at Christmas concert after …
Well, Santa let me down. I told him that I am a size tattoo. And there wasn’t a scheduled ink therapy appointment under the tree on Christmas morning. (I’m filing a complaint with Buddy the Elf.) I have an idea of what I want to get next. It won’t be anything newsworthy like the ink …
I recently came across two stories that turned the spotlight on school lunch ladies and the impact they can have on the students they serve. Our first story comes to us from Beaverton, Oregon. Julian Worsham garners attention when he walks into a room, more so than most six-year-old students. Julian was born with the …
When I first heard the story of the Marion County Record, I could see my reporter notebooks scattered across that newsroom floor. I imagine my laptop bag being hauled away as evidence, my phone sealed in a plastic bag, my camera’s memory cards quarantined, my sources suddenly cut off because someone in power did not …
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I grew up thinking flying cars were a punchline, a retro-futurist promise that would always stay just out of reach. Then I started reading about the AirCar and realized we’re crossing the threshold from science fiction to something you can actually watch taxi, take off, and land. The design from Slovakia’s Klein Vision has been …
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