Strong. Like a Woman
By Ed Faunce
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s Christmas letters to his children bring echoes of Middle Earth to the North Pole
By Dimitra Fimi, Cardiff Metropolitan University
How Advertising Shaped Thanksgiving as We Know It
By Samantha N.N. Cross, Iowa State University
A backlash against ‘mixed’ foods led to the demise of a classic American dish
By Helen Zoe Veit, Michigan State University
Seafood Juice, Young Turkey, and Hard Sauce: A Retro Thanksgiving Menu
By Michelle Railey
By the Numbers: Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
Paris, Las Vegas.
The House of Blue Lights
An Indiana legend.
Ten Things About: The Brahma Shrine, Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas
By Michelle Railey
Vegas Vic and Vegas Vickie: Cowfolks in Neon. The Way God Intended.
Vegas Vic was originally on The Pioneer Club and dates to 1951. Vegas Vickie is also known as “Sassy Sal” and dates to 1980. I have a feeling they both preferred shining under the stars instead of the Fremont Street Experience. But that's just a guess. Old Vegas (Fremont Street?) is totally worth a visit…
Earl Young’s Storybook Houses in Charlevoix, Michigan
I always build the roof first, and then shove the house under it. Earl Young, October, 1971, as quoted in The Ludington Daily News Earl Young (1889-1975) was a mostly self-trained and self-guided architect who built whimsical stone structures in Charlevoix, Michigan between 1918 and his death in the 1970s. Most of his buildings were…
