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Imagine the frustration for many automakers at the New York International Auto Show as they introduced new models during the press-only days that precede the opening of the show to the public. There they were, touting vehicles that were the results of...

Michael Mahalchick wants people to look at the material objects they see all around them and re-examine what those items mean. That's why he takes hundreds of found objects — toys, magazines, newspapers, books. hangers, flowers, furniture, leg...

Apparently, we're in them midst of a short story boomlet. I know this because The New York Times told me so in a recent article, "Good Fit for Today's Little Screens: Short Stories." I tend to put little trust in trend pieces. If I believed every...

Do you ever wish for the simple Super Bowl days, the Super Bowls involving gerbils? I'm talking only a few years ago, when the game had nothing to do with deer antler spray and the TV spots didn't involve white Jamaican racial politics and German...

At the Lathrop School of Dance on Main Street, a gaggle of pint-sized 4-year-olds hopped around and flapped their arms and wiggled their tail feathers Monday morning, practicing the Chicken Dance under the tutelage of Miss Diane. It might have taken the...

En la Escuela de Baile Lathrop, en la calle principal, un grupo de niños de 4 años de edad saltaban alrededor agitando sus brazos y meneando sus colas de plumas el lunes por la mañana, mientras practicaban el baile del pollo bajo la tutela de Miss Diane....

COSTA MESA — As a high school girls' soccer coach, Larry Draluck says he needs to make the sport fun for his players. One way he tries to is by bringing out two Beanie Babies to Newport Harbor matches. But with the team's recent struggles, he...

Gaudinier receives degrees from Sullivan Allen Gaudinier, a 2006 graduate of West Jessamine High School, recently graduated with honors from Sullivan University. Gaudinier completed two master’s degrees, one in business administration and one in...

Storyteller Hamilton to visit East Middle On Monday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m., East Jessamine Middle School will be hosting Mary Hamilton, a professional storyteller and author of “Kentucky Folktales,” University Press of Kentucky.  Hamilton will...

Part of the fun of being a collector is trying to identify recently discovered old tools and, if possible, trace the past owners of the finds. A strange brass object was auctioned in Chicago in 2011. It was identified as a "mechanical wine pourer." It...

Since my grandchildren are all in their teens, it seemed like a good idea to go through the toys I kept on hand for their visits. I couldn’t get rid of any of their beloved LEGOS. LEGOS and rubber dart guns used to occupy much of their time. A Noah&...

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is working on their new project: 100 Toys (& their Stories) that Define Our Childhood. The program wants the public’s input on their favorite toy. Children and adults can vote for their favorites on a list of...