GRANDMA MOSES AND THE ART OF AGING

At 78, “Grandma” Moses took up painting. At 100, she was an American icon.

ART-ISHThe AtticDecember 1, 2022Grandma Moses, American art, American folk art, Senior citizens, Seniors Comments

BRIDGING AMERICA'S GREAT DIVIDE

Divided America? Second Civil War? Braver Angels (and other groups) are building bridges.

BATTLING THE B.S.The AtticNovember 24, 2022Braver Angels, Bridge groups, divided america, partisan politics, Red-Blue Comments

JUST THE FACTS, MA'AM

“Facts” are flying fast and footloose, but America’s fact-checkers are standing up for Truth.

BATTLING THE B.S.The AtticNovember 17, 2022Fact checkers, Snopes.com, Factcheck.org, Politifact, fake news, bullshit, truth Comments

THE GOOD FIGHT AGAINST BAD THINKING

Believers shout “True!” Cynics cry “B.S.!” But the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry says, “prove it.”

BATTLING THE B.S.The AtticNovember 10, 2022Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, Skeptical Inquirer, Committee for Inquiry, Carl Sagan, Skepticism, Hoaxes, Conspiracies, Bullshit, Debunking, Skepticism Movement Comments

SAVED BY THE POISON SQUAD

Americans ate anything on the table — formaldehyde, borax, chalk — until a crusading chemist went to work.

BATTLING THE B.S.The AtticNovember 3, 2022Harvey Wiley, The Poison Squad, Pure Food and Drug, FDA, Food and Drug Administration Comments

ALICE IN AUTOLAND

Automobiles were for men, men, men. Then Alice Ramsey and friends set out coast-to-coast — in 1909.

HEROESThe AtticOctober 13, 2022Alice Huylar Ramsey, Early automobiles, Maxwell automobiles, Automotive history Comments

COMEBACK ON THE CUYAHOGA

From burning river to free flowing waters, the Cuyahoga River has come back. “It’s a miracle.”

WONDERS, COMEBACKSThe AtticOctober 11, 2022Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, Americans rivers, Environmental Movement, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Comments

MOTHER JONES AND THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE

Two million children toiled 12-hour days. Having lost her own children, Mother Jones wanted the nation to know.

REBELSBruce WatsonOctober 6, 2022Mother Jones, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, Child labor, American labor, "Mother" Jones, Progressive era Comment

CITRUS COOL

An orange was an orange was. . . So California growers turned their labels into art.

ART-ISHThe AtticSeptember 29, 2022Oranges, Orange industry, orange crate art, orange county, southern california, Southern California history Comments

JACKIE SAVES GRAND CENTRAL

The old station was a tomb, slated for demolition. Then the former First Lady stepped up.

DREAMERSThe AtticSeptember 21, 2022Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jackie Kennedy, Grand Central Station, Historic preservation, Jackie O Comments

BOB AND RAY AND WALLY AND KOMODO DRAGONS

From radio’s heyday to SNL and beyond, audiences loved the gentle mockery of Bob and Ray.

WITSThe AtticSeptember 15, 2022BOB AND RAY, Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, American humor, American satire, American radio Comments

ROGER MILLER -- COUNTRY'S WACKY WORDSMITH

Nashville had plenty of Hanks and Patsys, but there was only one Roger Miller.

WITSThe AtticSeptember 8, 2022Roger Miller, Dang Me, King of the Road, Nashville, Country Music, Big River Comment

WHERE THE HEROES LIVE

Think there are few heroes in our cynical age? The Carnegie Hero Fund knows thousands.

HEROESThe AtticSeptember 1, 2022Carnegie Hero Fund, Andrew Carnegie, Heroes, American heroes Comment

HARPER'S FERRY -- HISTORY'S PERFECT FRAME

Two rivers and three states converge to make Harpers Ferry astonishing. But John Brown also made it historic.

American PlacesThe AtticAugust 25, 2022Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Civil War, John Brown, American history Comment

WHERE TOM AND HUCK WERE BORN

Mark Twain roamed the world, but came home to an astonishing house. “There ought to be a room in this house to swear in.”

American Places, Arts &, BOOK-ISHThe AtticAugust 24, 2022Mark Twain, Mark Twain Homestead, Huckleberry Finn, Writers' homes in America, Hartford, Hartford Connecticut, Samuel Clemens Comments

THE STEAMER, "THE SHINING," AND THE STANLEY HOTEL

F.O. Stanley needed a place to die. Stephen King needed a plot. Together they haunt the Stanley Hotel. (As seen in “The Shining.”)

American Places, ATTIC AT THE MOVIESThe AtticAugust 18, 2022Stanley Hotel, Steven King, Stephen King, The Shining, Colorado Comments

KINDER, COOLER, SMARTER

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