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Gorilla Scarecrow Versus COVID-19
Residents of Chikuzen Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, in Japan, have constructed a 23-foot-tall “gorilla scarecrow” as a symbol of the power and strength that are needed to scare away COVID-19. Construction of the gorilla
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Red Cardinal Desserts & Café
109 S. Adams St • Welsh LA I’ve said it a million times: I love Welsh. It’s one of the last remaining towns that has managed to hold onto its historic appeal. While most
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Nguyen’s First Novel Published By Knopf
McNeese MFA graduate Eric Nguyen has just seen his first novel, Things We Lost to the Water, released by the preeminent literary publisher Knopf. The book tells of a mother, Huong, and her two
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The New Economics Of The Left
If you want to understand the economic policies of the Biden administration, do not dig up your macroeconomics textbook from your college days because the monetary and fiscal policies of the current administration are
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I Can’t Reach The Parking Meter
Watertown, Mass., recently installed new parking meters with updated technology that make payment easier. But the city is fielding complaints from residents who say the meters are too tall to use. “I’m 5
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Too Drunk To Read
Bounty Cheramy, 22, smelling of alcohol and swaying back and forth, was arrested and charged with drunk driving after his Mazda allegedly struck an electronic traffic sign flashing the message, “Drive Sober or
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Hey! No Partying At Work
Three Metro-North Railroad employees were suspended without pay for turning a storage room under New York City’s Grand Central Terminal into a man cave, complete with a television, refrigerator, microwave and futon couch, according
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It’s Snowing Chocolate
People living around Olten, Switzerland, got a surprise when it began snowing cocoa powder. Strong winds that morning distributed the cocoa dust from a malfunctioning ventilation system at the nearby Lindt and Spruengli chocolate
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Well Sweet Well
Firefighters were called to a 177-year-old house in Guilford, Conn., where a resident had fallen through a wood floor and dropped down 30 feet into a well. The victim treaded water for 25 minutes
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Pet Saviors
What We Learn From Animal Rescues By Madelaine B. Landry When people are forced to evacuate their homes in the face of oncoming natural disasters, they rush about madly, packing up their families, photos,
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