It’s nearly impossible to ignore the endless stream of best-selling celebrity biographies that owe their sales success to revelations of marital infidelities. Supermarket tabloids and tell-all web sites pay informants […]
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Over the years, there have been numerous false reports of the deaths of some of the world’ best-known personalities. Among them, baseball great Joe DiMaggio is reported to have seen
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Did you know that the climbing vine we call “honeysuckle” always grows clockwise, to its right? The “jasmine,” on the other hand, always entwines counterclockwise, to its left. And nothing
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Here’s an amusing bit of history printed in a 1919 newspaper column. Under the heading “Public Service Announcement” was the following: “Remove apparatus from the cradle and listen for steady
When God made the earth, He filled it with everything that is most precious to Him. One small example is a place called Inspiration Point, just above Echo Mountain in
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There was a young seminarian who was taking a pre-ordination oral examination. During the questioning, one of the examiners asked him if he believed in a personal devil. “No,” he
In his 1987 best-selling novel, “Bonfire of the Vanities,” author Tom Wolfe dubbed the ambitious young people of that era — those who were taking Wall Street by storm, “Masters
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Those who have been to the Holy Land often come back to report a surprise: it is so very small. Especially Jerusalem. No matter how many Bible maps you may
It was Christmas vacation in Disney World, and a father, trying his best to do the right thing, had to repeatedly refuse to take his eight-year-old daughter Amanda to the
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To establish his agenda for the new year, a certain man recorded a very telling greeting on his voicemail which went like this: “Hello, and Happy New Year. I’m sorry
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In 2007, the United States Congress passed a law (The Clean Energy Act) requiring a gradual phasing out of the traditional incandescent light bulb. In accordance with the law, many
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The story is told of an ongoing exchange between a famous statesman and his biographer. Sometime after the author submitted his first draft, the political leader asked, “Is this the
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“Repentance” is the title of a short story by the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. It’s the tale of a repentant sinner and the difficulties he encounters as he attempts to
Recently, HBO aired a documentary featuring three very talented and interesting photographers. The first, Henry Butler, is also a world renowned pianist. Butler’s unique approach to photography is owed in
The famous author and mythologist, Joseph Campbell, once said in an interview that the majority of his friends were living “waste-land” lives. “Many,” he said “were just baffled, wandering in
Some of you may have read about the small Norwegian town of Rjukan (pronounced roo-kahn) which was in the news a few months back. Situated between steep mountains, for six
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If you want to know what really makes people tick, perhaps one way is to follow the latest trends — check out the newest gadgets and gizmos hitting the marketplace.
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Among the works of the great artist, Raphael, is a beautiful painting of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Because of the warm feeling the painting evokes, one can
For many, the motion picture “It’s A Wonderful Life” is a “must see” during the holiday season. Based on a short story entitled “The Greatest Gift,” this beloved Christmas classic,
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