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Check out this very interesting article from Clutch Magazine: I love reality TV and I won’t apologize for it either. Maybe that makes me a part of the problem. It is entertaining and packed with drama, but the critic in me is highly interested in race, popular culture and gender representations on television which keep […]
Coin collectors spend a lot of time searching for old and rare pieces of change. Any collector would be thrilled to have one of the first U.S pennies in their collection. Here’s one way they could tell that coin is authentic…. The first penny had the motto “mind your own business.”
The price to fill-up your gas tank is going down… and fast. “As crude oil prices go down, the gas prices are going down as well,” says AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesperson Windy VanCuren. VanCuren also says many investors are worried that the economy will only get worse. The silver-lining to that is gas prices may drop […]
Dating is supposed to be fun, spontaneous and adventurous. On my last trip to the island, I hung out with a few farmers and I’ll never forget a nugget of wisdom one dropped on me: “Don’t stop watering all your crops when one seed starts to sprout.” Wow! It’s an idea that can be applied […]
The Elegba Folklore Society invites you to join them for the 21st Annual Down Home Family Reunion, this Saturday, August 20th from 4pm to 11pm. It’s A Celebration of African American Folk life and fun for the whole family. Come, bring your entire family to Abner Clay Park, downtown at Belvidere & West. Leigh Streets […]
Have you ever wanted to learn another language? If you decide to take on that challenge, one of the first steps is to learn a new alphabet. However, not all languages have the same number of letters in their alphabet. For example….. The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.
The RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo is this Thursday, August 18, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is produced by the RecruitMilitary.com in cooperation with the American Legion. The big hiring expo is intended to help our recently returning troops and other veterans and service members, and their spouses with employment, entrepreneurship, and […]
After 20 years, mandatory sex education is back in New York City public schools. In an email to principals, Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott said mandatory sex education will start in the 2011-2012 school year. The curriculum will be flexible but will include lessons on how to use condoms, how to avoid unwanted sexual encounters and […]
Dalmations are beautiful spotted dogs about which most people don’t know much. It’s pretty common knowledge that Dalmations have gotten the reputation as the mascot for firemen and the firehouse. However, here’s a lesser known fact about Dalmations…. At birth a dalmation is always pure white.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is wearing a new hat. He has been named chairman of the Rebublican Govenors Association. The present head of the association , Rick Perry, has stepped down to run for President. This gives McDonnell a national platform however he contends that he will complete his term as VA governor but will be willing […]
A new study has found that nice workers actually earn less money in the workplace. A study conducted in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that men who are not as nice in the workplace earned 18% more each year. As for woman who were seen as rude in the workplace only earned 5% more yearly. […]
A great line-up for the second consecutive year of the Richmond Jazz Festival, and a great audience on hand for both of the main sessions to hear artists like Earl Klugh (pictured), Brian Culbertson, Spyra Gyra, Chrisette Michele, and more. I was proud to be one of the co-hosts for this year’s event, and […]
