History

I’m just going out on a limb here, but I’m going to guess that 100% of these are wealthy white males. And I mean, that’s fair because history lopsidedly remembers those types of people, since they tend to be the “winners” and the rulers and the people who learn how to read and write. But...

The English language is mind-bogglingly confusing. There are so many random rules it’s enough to make your head spin. Like, what’s the difference between “due to” and “because of,” exactly? And do you need to keep track of when to use one versus the other? The differences are very subtle, but somewhat important, if you’re...

The killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police touched off marches across the U.S. and abroad. Black citizens have taken to the streets demanding accountability within law enforcement and a review of racist policies and treatment. Out of the shouting, chanting and singing from the streets, a small but meaningful voice reminded...

There are certain little grammar and word usage rules that just don’t stick. Maybe you always had trouble with their, there and they’re. Or loose and lose. Or complement and compliment. One of those tricky little pairs is OK vs. okay. Why are there two different spellings of seemingly the same word? They both mean...

As we go through our cultural examination in the wake of people protesting America’s history of racism and police brutality, statues are the first items getting the heave-ho. Many of the targeted statues have been of Confederate leaders and early American explorers. But as emotions are still heightened and debates around system changes are only...

Picture this: Instead of pulling out a slice of bread from a loaf in a plastic bag, you pull your bread out of a can, then cut it yourself. Wait…. what?!? Yeah… it’s a thing and it has been a thing for a minute… This was the reality starting in the late 1920s, especially in...

While it was actually happening, I didn’t think the 1990s were a great time to grow up, but in hindsight, it was pretty awesome. Good music, good movies, good TV shows, and the world wasn’t totally on fire yet. At least for the most part. Looking back on it, that decade really does seem like...

I fell like growing up in the ’90s was the last real era where everyone wasn’t connected to the whole world every second of the day. No cell phones or social media meant that you had to venture out on a Friday night and just see what was happening and hopefully you’d run into your...