Comic-Con 2020 has begun – and what a start to the online event! To kick off the major panels, we had the cast of CBS bring their Star Trek Universe to the virtual showroom floor, with the casts of Star Trek Discovery and Picard both on hand to deliver some […]
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To use the words of prophet and frequent convention attendee Hunter S. Thompson, when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. This year, the professional weirdness of Comic-Con has taken a twist, as the four-day event will take place exclusively online. To their credit, organizers are trying to replicate […]
Today is the day! Get ready for a weekend full of convention excitement from the comfort of your own home. For the first time in its 51 year history, the ultimate event for geeks around the globe, San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), is going online. This year’s Comic-Con@Home is the most […]
My Money is a series looking at how people spend their money – and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make. Here Priya Aiyer from Canterbury in Kent takes us through a week in her life during the coronavirus pandemic. Priya is 29 and works full-time as an architect […]
Summer camp canceled? Here are some citizen science projects to do at home. If your kids are home for the summer, either entirely or in amounts you didn’t previously anticipate, they might be looking for something to do. Or you may be looking for something for them to do. That’s […]
The stately home at 503 West Elk St. in Siler City is beautiful enough to sell on its own merits, without even knowing it’s the most famous house in town. The 5,000-square-foot, three-story brick home with stone accents is best known as the former home of Frances Bavier, who herself […]
On March 31, 2015, PlayStation Home, the short lived social space for PlayStation 3, closed its doors for the very last time. For many PS3 owners, this went completely unnoticed. But, despite being largely a critical failure, PlayStation Home had quietly amassed a very loyal and free-spending community, turning the […]
The whipping that houses and landscapes took from ice and wind last fall and the pummeling from snow and the deep freeze last month gave homeowners plenty of reason to go to the OKC Home + Outdoor Living Show this weekend. For many, a chance to get out of the […]
CINCINNATI — Baylor University senior guard MaCio Teague is feeling right at home in Indianapolis during March Madness. “I’m on cloud nine for him,” Walnut Hills boys basketball coach Ricardo Hill said. “I was talking to (my son) Ricardo yesterday. He was like, ‘This was so fun to see MaCio […]
To the surprise of the average workaholic American, the French government legally forbade employees from eating lunch at their desks for years. But just recently, in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, France’s Labor Ministry changed its labor code to allow folks to consume their midday meals at […]
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — The city’s Planning Commission has scheduled a special meeting for 7 p.m. Tuesday (March 23), during which it will again take up a matter that drew a large amount of interest when the commission last met, on March 4. During that March 4 Zoom meeting, about […]
Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. In Direct Report, she spotlights themes from her inbox that help explain the modern workplace and how we could […]
Open up your phone’s home screen: What’s hot, and what’s not? What’s on your home screen isn’t just your favorite apps — it’s a window to your priorities. Your top apps are how you get information, do work, allow yourself to be distracted and connect with the people you care […]
My great-grandfather, who died in 2007, stayed in the same little Idaho farm town for all 96 years of his life. Even as his siblings left the farm and traveled the world, “Grandpa Dad,” as we called him, turned down opportunities for adventure and bigger paychecks. But he had something […]
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Do you miss traveling and need to be reminded of past adventures? It’s time to print your vacation photos and display them on a wall. While you’re at it, mix up the medium. In art talk, that means include a canvas print, painting and maybe a small sculpture or memento […]
You could save big with a mortgage refinance. (iStock) The last year has been challenging for American finances. Millions of Americans were laid off or let go from their jobs, and others were forced to work reduced hours as the coronavirus pandemic shut down communities and businesses. Harvard economists predict […]
© Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Load Error The forecast for travel is getting better every day. As more people across the globe receive […]
For Jennifer Schaerer and her family, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a move to southern Utah and an embrace of small-town life. Other Utahns, responding to a call from The Salt Lake Tribune over email and social media, also shared what’s changed in their lives after a year under the […]
Illusion Theater is moving to the Center for Performing Arts. The Playwrights’ Center will relocate to a former office/warehouse building in St. Paul’s Creative Enterprise Zone. And, announced yesterday, Red Eye Theater will have a new home in Seward. Yes, we’re still in a pandemic, and no, we don’t know […]
When it comes to real estate, Phoenix is one of the hottest markets in the nation. PHOENIX — When it comes to real estate, Phoenix is one of the hottest markets in the nation. However, that can lead to mistakes by desperate buyers and sellers. We talked to six valley […]
By Tara Thomas-Gettman, for The Gazette On their third date, Wayne Adams told his future wife, Morgan, about his plan to one day live on his family’s farm. “He drove me out to the farm, which at the time was basically the old barn and corncrib and told me his […]
Vendors prepare for the Wichita Home Show at Century II Convention Center. The show runs February 25-28. (February 24, 2021) Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle Area consumers are turning master bathrooms into places to rest and relax, installing new products with lower maintenance demands and creating outdoor spaces to enjoy, […]