Not everyone likes change, but this one is for the better. Why the little-known stories about well-known stuff you enjoy are moving from print to podcast.
No time to read? Listen to the podcast. Back in the 1950s, Ruth Meyer toiled away as a copywriter at a Kansas City, Missouri radio station. She wanted to be a journalist, but in the Ozzie and Harriett era copywriting, along with such jobs as teaching and nursing, was […]
In 1958 John Houghtaling, a former pots and pans salesman, shook the motel business. And that was only the beginning of a symbol of the freedom of the open road.
From hearts carved on a tree to heart emojis, that little heart shape resembles none of our 78 internal organs. Why? Sure the human heart is as romantic-looking as a plate of lime Jell-O. But, let's just say mistakes were made.
Do you know the name of the third most-often sung song in America? (Hint: Numbers one and two are the "Star Spangled Banner" and "Happy Birthday.") You've probably sung it scores of times. Too bad you don't know the words.