For almost a century, the great ships were forgotten. Then, in 1985, an underwater explorer named Robert Ballard, found the most luxury liner of them all. And we began to remember them again. This is the story of the rise and fall of the great ocean liners, and one man’s journey to encounter them again […] Read more

Millions of people tuned in last night to see if they had picked the lucky numbers. At stake: a jackpot worth 363 million dollars. An estimated 30-40 million Americans bought tickets for the so-called big game — a lottery sponsored and managed by seven states — Georgia, Virginia, Illinois, Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey and Massachusetts. […] Read more

Writer. Born November 29, 1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania, the second of four daughters of Amos Bronson Alcott, a noted transcendentalist philosopher and educator, and Abigail May, a descendant of one of Boston’s more prominent families. Though she produced adult novels and stories as well, Alcott is most celebrated for her children’s fiction, which includes the […] Read more

It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it’s always there – fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board […] Read more

“It’s called a sporran,” Erik said. “Huh?” Lydia pried her eyes away from his waist, horrified to discover that she’d been staring at the man’s crotch again. Almost defensively, she said, “I wasn’t wondering what you wore under your kilt.” “Ah, well that would be nothing at all, lassie,” Erik said, again winking at her, […] Read more

May all beings be happy. May they be joyous and live in safety. All living beings, whether weak or strong, In high or middle or low realms of existence, Small or great, visible or invisible, Near or far, born or to be born, May all beings be happy. Let no one deceive another nor despise […] Read more

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum’s mission is to promote tolerance and historical perspective through the presentation and interpretation of the variety of immigrant and migrant experiences on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, a gateway to America. Today, although most citizens trace the beginnings of their American journeys to the urban rather than the rural environment […] Read more

Lucky Man – A memoir by Michael J. Fox Chapter One – A Wake-up Call
Gainseville, Florida – November 1990 I woke to find the message in my left hand. It had me trembling. It wasn’t a fax, telegram, memo, or the usual sort of missive bringing disturbing news. In fact, my hand held nothing at […] Read more

If I had to leave the hotel at 10:00 A.M., let’s say, she would have called at 9:30, again at 9:40, then finally at 9:50 she would have taken the elevator from her floor up to mine, let herself into my room, propelled me to the shower, and slipped into the kitchen to brew a […] Read more