Arts & Entertainment

This tongue-in-cheek comedic overview of the classic Shakespearean tragedy, Macbeth, includes a suggestion that is, well, out of this world.
Humor

Jest a Moment: Macbeth 101

A comedic overview of the classic Shakespearean tragedy

By Nick Thomas | October 17, 2022
grandma grandaughter on tablet doing puzzle fizkes dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Fish and Chips and Book Clubs

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | October 10, 2022
Richmond food and travel writer Steve Cook compares two well-known restaurants, Waffle House and The French Laundry. See if you agree.
Food Finds

The Waffle House: It’s No French Laundry. Thankfully

How do these two well-known restaurants stack up?

By Steve Cook | October 6, 2022
Recording studio in the new VMFA exhibition. Whether you’re a fan of music or art, the new exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, will strike a chord.
Museums & Galleries

‘Storied Strings’ at Richmond’s VMFA

Picturing the American guitar 

By Annie Tobey | October 6, 2022
A drawing of Bluto by Randy Milholland, the Popeye Sunday cartoonist, especially for Boomer Magazine
Nostalgia

‘It’s That One-Eyed Sailor Again!’

Ninety years of Bluto – or is it Brutus?

By Fred M. Grandinetti | October 5, 2022
grandparents with granddaughter on a laptop computer, possibly doing a puzzle. Image by Monkey Business Images, Dreamstime.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles for Kids and Adults: Fictional Fun

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | October 4, 2022
senior man doing puzzle Katie Nesling Dreamstime. Exercise your mind with one of America’s favorite puzzles. Fun, stimulating, and picked for baby boomers.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle the Trees: The Word Search Puzzle

How many trees can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | September 26, 2022
Queen dolls in a shop window. Photo by Nuii7711, Dreamstime. Writer and humorist Nick Thomas probes the royal humor of Queen Elizabeth II, her husband, and her successor and speculates on other lost opportunities at regal fun.
Humor

Jest a Moment: Royal Humor

Saluting the humor of Queen Elizabeth II and other British royalty

By Nick Thomas | September 26, 2022
US Supreme Court building. Image by Rex Wholster, Dreamstime. Writer Nick Thomas provides tongue-in-cheek insight into America’s nine Supreme Court Justices for some serious laughs.
Humor

Jest a Moment: Supreme Court Surprises

Getting some giggles and guffaws from the bench

By Nick Thomas | September 19, 2022
senior man doing puzzle Katie Nesling Dreamstime.com for puzzles articles
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumbles: Self Portrait and a Cruise

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | September 19, 2022

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