Views and Visions: Group buys Part 1 Posted November 6, 2021 Once every fortnight, my friend Audrey has at least a few hundred eggs delivered to her doorstep. They sit neatly in trays, arranged according to weight and type.…
Aussie mourns aunt with heart-shaped ewes Posted November 5, 2021 An Australian farmer couldn’t go to his aunt’s funeral in late August because of pandemic restrictions, so he paid his respects with a novel alternative: dozens o…
25 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century: The assembly line Posted November 4, 2021 At the turn of the 20th century, cars were made almost completely by hand and were very expensive. But two Americans — Ransom E. Olds and Henry Ford — brought the…
News Mash-up: Musicians Posted November 3, 2021 Barbie celebrates Elvis Presley with doll dressed in famous jumpsuit Barbie is celebrating the King of Rock and Roll, Elv…
During Hungry Ghost Festival in Malaysia, paper vaccines are popular items Posted November 2, 2021 As the world scrambles to inoculate people against COVID-19, one store owner in Malaysia is finding his paper vaccines have become popular. Raymond Shieh Siow Leong sells relig…
Slitherin’ snake! Sydney supermarket surprise Posted November 1, 2021 Helaina Alati was browsing the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket when she came face to face with a huge snake. The head of the 3-meter-…
Views and Visions: Did you plan your life? Part 2 Posted October 31, 2021 Continued from Part 1… I was fortunate in that I had the opportunity to take my education all the way to college. But I would be lying if I said there…
Views and Visions: Did you plan your life? Part 1 Posted October 30, 2021 I certainly had no idea that my life would turn out as it did. I look at others and often wonder how they arrived at what they do in life — the whys of who they a…
News Mash-up: Fossils Posted October 29, 2021 Fossil of crocodile’s ‘grandfather’ discovered A 150-million-year-old fossilized skeleton discovered in the mountains of …
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianians; more than 1 million in two states left without power Posted October 28, 2021 Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety Aug. 30, and utility repair crews…