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Review of the Classic “A Christmas Story”

Holiday December 10, 2025

When I was a child, my family would have movie night. Every holiday we would gather together and watch our favorite holiday movies. Call it our family tradition, we would make popcorn, snacks, hot...

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Celtic Christmas Traditions and Songs

Food December 8, 2025

Old Celtic Christmas traditions of the English, Irish, Welch, and Scottish are also popular in other English speaking countries such as the U.S., Canada,...

The Nutcracker Ballet, Holiday Performances, 2025

Holidays December 3, 2025

The Nutcracker Ballet has become an American holiday tradition. This treasured classic is a magical and spectacular show for the whole family. With Tchaikovsky’s...

The History of “A Christmas Carol”, Then and Now

Holidays December 1, 2025

There are stories that entertain and then there are stories that they possess. Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has done both for nearly two...

Favorite Skiing Movies

Luxury November 26, 2025

There are very few things as wonderful as downhill skiing. I have skied often and it is one of my life’s passions. Why do...

Best Underrated Ski Resorts In The U.S.

Lifestyle November 24, 2025

There are very few things as wonderful as downhill skiing. I have skied often and it is one of my life’s passions. My favorite...

Favorite Chopin Nocturnes

Music November 19, 2025

I love to listen to Frederic Chopin’s Nocturnes, wonderful pieces of music that are sometimes tender with innocent charm and other times dramatic, striking,...

Hubris in Great Literature: Hero or Villian

Art November 17, 2025

I have always been interested in the issue of hubris. My most favorite classical dramatic plays and novels deal with the issue of hubris....

America’s Big Holiday Season Parades, 2025

Travel November 12, 2025

Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s parades have become an annual family tradition, where thousands enjoy the community holiday spirit. Parades include tree lightings, floats,...

Short Story: Cashing Out (Or It’s the End of Cash as We Know It)

Literature November 10, 2025

Cops of the future will look like systems administrators today. They loiter at their desks, absorbed by the glow of their monitors running mesmerizing...

Rembrandt Self Portraits

Art November 5, 2025

Rembrandt’s Self Portraits are the most magisterial triumphs of one of civilization’s greatest artists. I have seen many of his paintings, drawings, and etchings...