Word Wonders: Portmanteau words Part 1 Posted February 5, 2022 A portmanteau word combines the meaning of two other words. If you take “smoke” and “fog,” you can make the portmanteau “smog,” which describes fog intensified by smoke or polluti…
News Mash-up: Music Posted February 4, 2022 Abbey Road Studios marks 90 years by holding festival for future music makers London’s famous Abbey Road…
Armchair Traveler: Nazca (Peru) Posted February 3, 2022 Peru’s Nazca Lines are one of the ancient world’s miracles. They’re on almost everyone’s bucket list. Many firms offer tour packages and, while they’re not cheap,…
The world of ASMR Posted February 2, 2022 Have you ever felt like your head or back is tingling? Not like when you see a monster in a horror film and your skin crawls. Not pins an…
Armchair Traveler: Los Angeles (California, US) Posted February 1, 2022 Los Angeles: home of Hollywood, struggling actors and more attractions than an army could count on all their fingers and toes. Start at 6067 Wilshire Boulevard, where the Acade…
Python sails from Florida Keys to mainland Posted January 31, 2022 A python looking for a joyride snuck aboard a sailboat in the Florida Keys and ended up staying until the boat finished its nearly 160-kilometer voyage, police sa…
Fears of rising baguette prices pose crunch for the French Part 2 Posted January 30, 2022 Continued from Part 1… France’s 67 million people are voracious consumers of the baguette. The country’s “Bread Observatory” — a venerable institution…
Fears of rising baguette prices pose crunch for the French Part 1 Posted January 29, 2022 A hike in the cost of wheat is alarming French households, which fear a possible rise in the price of the prized baguette, seen by many as a barometer
News Mash-up: Space Posted January 28, 2022 SpaceX delivers four new crew members to join space station until spring A SpaceX capsule with four astr…
News Mash-up: Famous Figures Posted January 27, 2022 Lady Gaga stayed in character for 9 months to bring Gucci tragedy to big screen Lady Gaga brought her star power to Londo…