Arts & Entertainment

granddad and grandson playing chess game. Credit: Imtmphoto dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble for Kids and Adults: Riddles and Spreadsheets

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | March 13, 2023
smiling middle-aged hipster man at a bar. By Alessandro Biascioli. Humorist Greg Schwem bemoans the dying art of face-to-face communication, a modern-day social “pandemic,” worsened by smartphone usage.
Greg Schwem

The Dying Art of Face-to-Face Communication

‘Remember when we talked, no, really talked to one another?’

By Greg Schwem | March 10, 2023
Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, and R2-D2, looking at a hologram in the movie "Star Wars." For article on five movies that predicted the future and what they predicted.
Nostalgia

Five Movies That Predicted the Future

And the technology that came to be

March 7, 2023
man on laptop maybe doing puzzle photo by Rido Dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Mammal Search Puzzle

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | March 6, 2023
granddad and grandson on a laptop, laughing, possibly playing puzzles like Boggle and Jumble. Image by Fiszkes, Dreamstime.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Dolphins and Twins

The mixed-up word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | February 27, 2023
woman doing puzzle on tablet. Photo from monkey business images. Boggle Puzzle: Find the Hidden Countries and Find the Mammals Ending with E
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Puzzle: Find the Hidden Countries

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | February 20, 2023
Four people playing pickleball. By Robert Hills. Our senior sport has been commandeered by a younger crowd. Humorist Greg Schwem shares how he feels about the pickleball court takeover.
Greg Schwem

Pickleball Court Takeover

‘I’m going full ‘Clint Eastwood’ on you, pickleball youngsters’

By Greg Schwem | February 17, 2023
English Rock Band The Beatles, from left Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr performing on the Television Variety Series, "The Ed Sullivan Show", New York City, New York, USA, Bernard Gotfryd, February 1964. Article: The Beatles and Boomers
From Our Readers

Finding Salvation in The Beatles after a Breakdown

More effective than Ativan or Lexapro

By Iris Dorbian | February 15, 2023
Rooney Mara, left, stars as Ona, Claire Foy as Salome, Judith Ivey as Agata, Sheila McCarthy as Greta, Michelle McLeod as Mejal and Jessie Buckley as Mariche in director Sarah Polley’s film 'Women Talking.' The film “Woman Talking” is based on a novel. When adapting the book, the team made a big shift that changed the emotional tone of the film.
TV & Movies

The Making of ‘Women Talking’

A risky change from book to movie

By Jazz Tangcay, Variety Entertainment News Service | February 14, 2023
grandson and grandfather on tablet and laptop, possibly doing a puzzle like Jumble. By Sepy67
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble for Kids and Adults: Wood and Pesky Birds

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | February 13, 2023

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