Walden, the 160-year-old work from American writer and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, is getting another chance at life, thanks to a new art exhibit at Lincoln, Massachusetts’s deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. Like many writers, Thoreau didn’t enjoy much success before his death in 1862, but 1854’s Walden, which stressed the importance of a return […]
Read MoreOne of the hardest parts about sending a kid to college is figuring out how to pay for it, and now, there is another complicated dynamic involved in the process. There are insurance agents in guidance counselor’s clothing, roping people into buying annuities that they don’t need. According to Forbes, there seems to be a trend […]
Read MoreTwo years after a 14-month-old girl was injured by a cup of hot coffee at a restaurant, she and her family have reportedly received a settlement worth at least $500,000. According to the Buffalo News, the federal court has approved the six-figure settlement, which was awarded to the child and her parents, Jose Adames and Sally […]
Read MoreAlthough residents in Western and Northern New York got a brief break from the constant barrage of lake effect snow yesterday, authorities are warning that there’s even more heavy snow to come. Areas like Buffalo and Watertown are already so buried by lake effect snow that many homeowners just see a wall of snow when […]
Read MoreWhen Benny and Rafi Fine, two brothers who are comedians, writers and video producers, showed today’s youth the photography equipment of yesterday, hilarity naturally ensued. The funny new video “Kids React to Old Cameras” delivers exactly what its title promises — kids reacting to a Canon Sure Shot 85 Zoom Camera from 1998, an old […]
Read MoreThe conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has raged for the past several months, has confused many observers around the world due to the lack of reliable information. As Russia has repeatedly denied any involvement in the area, it has fallen to a small number of Ukrainians and foreign citizens living in the region to […]
Read MoreWhich print, digital and mobile marketing techniques are still relevant in today’s fast-paced, ever-changing marketing world? Marketing professionals spend most of their time trying to find an answer to that question. But the Incite Summit, a conference held in Manhattan last week, encouraged attendees to think about marketing relevance in new ways.“The question you have […]
Read MoreThe past decades have been about empowering women in the workplace, ensuring that they get paid the same as men for equal work. That doesn’t always happen, so some have ventured into their entrepreneurship. Many local woman owned businesses are thriving, but in this tricky economy, even the bosses are finding it hard to retire. […]
Read MoreSlang terms come and go, but when the linguaphiles at Oxford Dictionaries, run by Oxford University Press, name one as the “Word of the Year,” it could indicate some longevity rather than a trend. This year’s word, according to the Oxford Dictionaries blog, is “vape” — which refers to both the act of puffing on […]
Read MoreOne of the many challenges facing veterans in modern American society is finding safe and affordable housing. Because of this difficulty, combined with prevalent rates of mental, emotional and physical trauma, many returning servicemen and women have found themselves living on the streets or bouncing from shelter to shelter. Fortunately, a number of organizations in […]
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