Bill Gates Regrets Creating 'Control-Alt-Delete' Function

Bill Gates, the personal computing pioneer and billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, said in an interview recently that he regrets the decision to make ...

Archivists Work to Save Fading Videotapes

Mary Kidd and her colleagues meet every week in a loft in New York City with a clear mission—to digitize and preserve old VHS tapes. The loft has ...

A Born-Again Irish Beach Gives People Hope

They call it "the born again beach." Here's how a British newspaper described the "rebirth" of a lost beach:

An Irish beach that disappeared more than ...

Basketball's Perfect Surface hasn't Changed in Over A Century

As the NBA gears up for the playoffs (right on the heels of college basketball's March Madness), there was an interesting article about one thing about ...

Classic Monopoly Game Piece Voted Out By Fans

Alas, the Monopoly thimble is no more. Back when the iconic board game was introduced during the Great Depression, players could choose from a variety ...

Wrestler Goes from Cage Fighting to Global Missions

Justin Wren, an All-American wrestler in college, easily moved into the world of MMA or Mixed Martial Arts. But as his success and popularity skyrocketed, ...

Why Tim Keller's Friend Wore His Seatbelt

Some years ago, I had a relative who never would wear a seat belt. Every time I talked to him, he would get in the car, but wouldn't wear his seat belt. ...

Nativity Scenes—2016 Versions

Throughout history, the Christmas story has been a popular subject for artists, often with a focus on the most iconic of Bethlehem imagery: the sheep, ...

Stats and Stories About New Year's Resolutions

The website Statistics Brain recently (October 2016) posted the following stats on New Year's Resolutions:

• Percent of Americans who usually make New Year's Resolutions—45%

Photos of Children That Have Changed History

In the fall of 2016, a single picture of a drowned Syrian boy fleeing the war-torn region took over the headlines, and even impacted the decision of key ...