An Attic Tragedy; Losing a Filmed History of Childhood
I'll never forget when we opened a Sarasota, Florida attic after my father's death. The humidity and heat had destroyed the 16mm film that recorded my first years and on into preteenhood.
Shopping and Sewing at B&J Fabrics
A well known New York City fabric store with a high end selection, international shipping and an online catalog that makes it difficult to choose for clothing and home decorating. Where did we find them? In our treasured Gourmet magazine!
Do You See Yourself as Inventive? Young Men and Women Don't Seem to Think They Are
American women ages 16-25 possess many characteristics necessary to become inventors, such as creativity, interest in science and math, desire to develop altruistic inventions, and preference for working in groups or with mentors — yet they still do not see themselves as inventive
Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera
Working as a director, Rockwell carefully staged his photographs, selecting props and locations, choosing his models, and orchestrating every last detail. He created an abundance of photographs for each new subject, sometimes capturing complete compositions and other times combining separate pictures of individual elements.
ER: She Wore the Union Label; A Review of She Was One of Us
Even during wartime she spoke for the right of all workers to join unions.ER’s outspoken support gave labor unions what political scientists call "elite legitimation." Labor unions had been around for a long time but only during FDR’s administration did they acquire mainstream respectability. To this, the first lady make a major contribution.
Costco: A Love Story in Four Acts
It’s still a great place to buy food I can freeze, cleaning products, and office supplies. And area rugs and tires. Oh, and swim goggles. Did I already mention mascara? And picture frames? Just those things, then grab some soup and a patio heater and head home! And a couple of dog beds. And oh my God a real piano for just $7000!
How to Find Free Shipping Online Retailers
I buy a lot of things online. I like the convenience of having large objects — a lawnmower, reams of paper — delivered to my door. I like to avoid the hassle of running around malls looking for the perfect pair of boots. What I do not like is paying for shipping and handling.
How Can You Resist; The Royal Wedding Website
Regardless of recovering economies and Middle East crises, ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the official Royal Wedding website celebrating the marriage of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton was launched today by St. James’s Palace. The website will follow the progress of designating dresses, tiaras, flowers, attendants and media coverage
Culture Watch - What We Aren't Told and That Salandar Woman
Two trilogies: Women write about what they wish they had known earlier. These discussions are about how the fact of being female makes the lives of women differ from the lives of men at a deeper level.Our Stieg Larsson reviewer was suspicious and too stubborn to believe that anything so popular could be so good; she finds otherwise.
NIH, Moderate Exercise May Improve Memory in Older Adults
While both groups examined showed an improvement on spatial memory tests, there was a significant correlation between increased hippocampus size and improved memory performance only for those in the walking group.
While the Oscars Present; Viewing Inspirations
Film viewing is becoming increasingly popular for the over 50 crowd, we understand, both in theaters and at home parties. In this continuing series, Block Cinema presents three new documentaries about visual art as well as beloved classics and underappreciated gems of film
America's Byways
Southern Louisiana is one of only a few locations worldwide with the unique formations known as cheniers, or wooded sandy ridges; enter the Ring of Fire on Alaska's Marine Highway where you can explore 81 of America's 86 volcanoes. There are 'what to wear' and safety tips, too.
To Read and To Write
Even though you would never want to admit certain intense experiences in declarative sentences, in the guise of poetry, there is a way to relieve and relive them. Giving vent to a poem feels similar to the suspension of inhibitions resulting from therapeutic massage. Both are quite capable of releasing long-pent tears.
On the Eve of Women's History Month: Women of Protest, of the Land and Sea
It's difficult in this age to imagine the courage needed to pursue a path to women voting. But the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institute are highlighting a number of those paths: Suffragists, Farmerettes and Naval Officers
Pew Reports: The Tea Party, Religion and Social Issues
A poll by the Pew Research Center and Forum on Religion & Public Life found that nearly half of Tea Party supporters (46%) had not heard of or did not have an opinion about "the conservative Christian movement sometimes known as the religious right"
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day; Are 70% of Graduate Engineers Foreign?
Another way of looking at what a civil engineer does is to see it as a role of reducing complex ideas initiated by policymakers, chief executives, and other such people into concrete reality. And WEPAN works to transform culture in engineering education to attract, retain, and graduate women
My Mother’s Cookbook — Winter Salads: Jell-o, Salads of the Era, and Pickled Beets
The winter salad creations of my childhood memory seem quaint, if not downright silly. For instance, the Candlestick Salad, dating back to the 1920s, probably elicited a few adult comments unfit for younger ears to hear. The tapered banana top received a decorative finishing touch of miracle whip and a maraschino cherry, meant to resemble the candle's melting wax and flame
Mom, Me, and Menopause
My mother was completely finished with menopause by the time she was forty-four. At least I think she was; Mom had an aversion to admitting that anything was not perfect. When my aunt found her lying prone on the living room sofa with a wet dishtowel draped over her head, Mom insisted that she wasn’t going through "the changes"
Secrets of the Silk Road
With graceful eyelashes, long flaxen hair and serene expression, the "Beauty of Xiaohe" seems to have just softly fallen to sleep — yet she last closed her eyes nearly 4,000 years ago. She was found in 2003, one of hundreds of spectacularly preserved mummies buried in China's vast Tarim Basin
This President's Day: Are We Believing in Madam President or Not?
There is evidence to show that more young women were encouraged by the presidential race of Hillary Clinton than by the vice-presidential bid of Sarah Palin and that the effort of both women were more encouraging than discouraging to their belief that there would be a woman president in their lifetimes
Female Foreign Correspondents' Code of Silence, Finally Broken
Women reporters do a pretty good job of covering what it’s like to live in a war, not just die in one. Without female correspondents in war zones, the experiences of women there may be only a rumor. Women can cover the fighting just as well as men, depending on their courage
A Review of Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s
Coontz set out to write about a generation of intelligent, well-educated women who had been marginalized by their own society. She wanted to understand how being confined to the home had undermined their sense of self and self-worth, until Friedan told them about "the problem that has no name."
Pew Reports A Split Verdict on Changes in Family Structure
Survey about these trends: unmarried couples and gay/lesbian couples raising children; single women having children without a male partner to help raise them;people living together without marriage; mothers of young children working outside the home;people of different races marrying;women not ever having children
I'm Going to Get Organized One of These Days
My friend Jane could teach PhD classes in minimalism. You can actually walk into Jane’s closets — and they’re not walk-in closets. Once she asked if I had an extra postage stamp. I tried to give her two. "No" she said, "I need only one right now."I suggested she might have something else to mail in a couple of days. "Then I’ll go to the post office, I don’t want the clutter"
Bills Introduced for Possible Enactment
Democrats introduced a bill to enhance early care and education, a bill to assist states in establishing a universal prekindergarten, a bill to ensure that sex offenders and sexually violent predators are not eligible for parole. Republicans: A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child
