Rochester Guildhall Museum issues guidance to staff condemning Charles Dickens’ views on race and the British Empire

A decision to give museum staff guidance on how to distance themselves from the Victorian-era views of author Charles Dickens ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Elwood Edwards, the voice behind AOL's 'You've Got Mail,' dies at 74

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The cheesehead hat is a sunny nod to America's 'Hold my beer' exuberance

Behold, for example, the cheesehead hat. Made of sofa foam and sunny yellow defiance, the hat was created in the late 1980s in response to the taunting faced by supporters of sports teams in Wisconsin ...
Under the Radar

You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine

No one wants to talk about COVID anymore, and that’s understandable. The last time I received a COVID vaccine, some three years ago or so, the pharmacist asked me why I was getting one. That seemed ...