The Tiny New York Town Where Mediums Give Voice to the DeadLily Dale is home to about 40 mediums who connect thousands of spiritual seekers with their deceased loved ones Sep 05 25September 05, 2025Article at Smithsonianmag.com
The Chonky Superstar of Fat Bear Week Is Missing, and the Competition Won't Be the Same Without HimWhile other bears battled over fish in a prime spot, Otis would sit off to the side and wait for the fish to come to him. But so far this year, he hasn’t been spotted in Katmai National Park and Preserve Oct 06 24October 06, 2024Article at Smithsonianmag.com
Mary Todd Lincoln and the Photograph That Captured a President's "Ghost"In the last photograph of her life, Mary Todd Lincoln is not alone. She sits serenely with her hands folded over each other, most of her body hidden under a black cloak, as an apparition hovers above her. The “ghost” looks just as calm, his hands… Oct 25 23October 25, 2023Article at East Wing Magazine
Was Warren Harding's Death "Written in the Stars?" 100 Years Later, a Look at the Prediction That Haunted a First Lady and Her LegacyIn 1920, a Washington, D.C. astrologer and clairvoyant named Madame Marcia Champney predicted that then-Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding would win the presidency, but die a “sudden, violent or peculiar death” before the end of his term. Champney spoke… Aug 01 23August 01, 2023Article at East Wing Magazine
The Texas City Where Mermaids Inspire River ConservationThe first thing visitors to the central Texas city of San Marcos notice are the mermaids. They’re everywhere, in some form. At the playground, one of the city’s fiberglass mermaid statues stands seven feet tall, her tail and hair painted in a rainbow… Apr 06 23April 06, 2023Article at Smithsonianmag.com
The River That’s Kept Alaska Guessing for More Than a CenturyIn the central Alaskan town of Nenana, watching ice melt is more exciting than it sounds. Each spring for more than 100 years, residents have organized a high-stakes guessing game over when the ice will break up on the Tanana River. After a long,… Feb 27 23February 27, 2023Article at Smithsonianmag.com
How the Bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park Became CelebritiesBear enthusiasts across the globe huddled around their web browsers early this summer as the folks at live nature network Explore.org turned on their wildly popular bear cams at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. The salmon run was beginning… Oct 05 22October 05, 2022Article at Smithsonianmag.com
The ‘fly on the wall’ at Levon Helm’s Midnight RamblesJohn Barry was working as a music writer for the Poughkeepsie Journal in October of 2004 when he first met Levon Helm, legendary drummer and vocalist for The Band. Barry received a call from Barbara O’Brien, Helm’s manager, who was helping organize… Sep 02 22September 02, 2022Article at Albany Times-Union
Reuniting the Herd Donna the Buffalo moves bodies and spirits through its GrassRoots Festival. Jul 15 22July 15, 2022PDF at No Depression
Launch Me into the Sun: Weekly Horoscopes for the Aries New MoonGreetings, Earthlings, and welcome back to your weekly astro update! We’ve got a zesty new moon in Aries coming up on March 31 or April 1 (depending on your time zone). New moon, new me, amirite? New moons are about new beginnings, and this one is… Mar 29 22March 29, 2022Article at Jezebel
Launch Me Into the Sun: Horoscopes for March 22-29Welcome back, Earthlings, to your weekly astro update! This week, we’ve got Mercury and Neptune stirring up some confusion stew that will come to a boil on March 23. For a tiny planet, Mercury seems to cause some big problems. You might have heard… Mar 22 22March 22, 2022Article at Jezebel
Launch Me Into the Sun: It's The Astrological New Year!Welcome back, Earthlings, to your weekly astro update! This week, we’ve got a hearty Virgo full moon on March 18 in *checks notes* Virgo, followed by the spring equinox and what astro nerds call the astrological new year. While you can still bust out… Mar 15 22March 15, 2022Article at Jezebel
Launch Me Into the Sun: A Weekly Astrology ColumnGreetings, Earthlings, and welcome to your weekly astro update! If you’re astro-curious but can’t tell the difference between a birth chart and an Excel spreadsheet, I’ve got you. Think of this column like an astrological weather report with a side… Mar 08 22March 08, 2022Article at Jezebel
Buckle Up, the U.S. Pluto Return Is HereIf you, like me, chose the rabbit hole of YouTube astrology over sourdough starters as your pandemic panacea, you might already know that Tuesday’s U.S. Pluto return—nearly 250 years in the making—is kind of a big deal. If not, you might be like:… Feb 22 22February 22, 2022Article at Jezebel
Officers and paramedics charged in death of Elijah McClainA grand jury has returned a 32-count indictment against officers and paramedics involved in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was put in a chokehold by Aurora police and injected with a sedative during an August 2019 arrest,… Sep 01 21September 01, 2021Article at CBS News
2020 saw the highest number of reported hate crimes since 2008, new data showsThe number of hate crimes reported in 2020 was the highest recorded in over a decade, according to FBI data released Monday. The total number of incidents, 7,759, represented a 6% increase from 2019 and the highest number of hate crime incidents… Aug 30 21August 30, 2021Article at CBS News
Deadly unintentional shootings by kids rose 31% during pandemic, new data showsNew data released Monday by the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety finds that deadly unintentional shootings by children rose 31% between March and December of 2020 from the same period the previous year. The data, which were shared in advance… Aug 30 21August 30, 2021Article at CBS News
R. Kelly accuser gives emotional testimony in racketeering trialAn R. Kelly accuser broke down in tears Monday as she testified in the federal racketeering trial of the disgraced R&B star. Using a pseudonym to testify anonymously, the woman cried as she claimed she contracted herpes during her relationship with… Aug 24 21August 24, 2021Article at CBS News
Two former California officers charged for alleged swastika vandalism, 13 on leave over derogatory messagesTwo former Torrance, California officers are facing vandalism charges after they allegedly spray-painted a swastika on a car they impounded, the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced Thursday. More than a dozen other officers have been… Aug 20 21August 20, 2021Article at CBS News
R. Kelly accuser Jerhonda Pace cries as she testifies about alleged abuseThe first of a series of accusers scheduled to testify in the federal racketeering case against R. Kelly became emotional in a Brooklyn courtroom Thursday as she described being slapped and choked by the disgraced R&B singer. Jerhonda Pace had begun… Aug 19 21August 19, 2021Article at CBS News
