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Steven M. Peters

12 Most Controversial Stamps in American History

Considering how significantly the use of regular mail service has decreased in the last years, it’s hard to imagine that a square-inch stamp once inspired hostility. But it did. Many stamps have stirred strong…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

21 Most Important American Inventions of the 21st Century

The human race has in a relatively short period of time traveled a path of innovation that took us from making fire and stone-tipped arrows on the plains of Africa to building smartphone apps…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

America’s Worst Cities for Singles

Nearly half of Americans over the age of 15, or about 130 million, are single, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Marriage rates among the young are falling, according to the Institute for Family…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

States Where People Live the Longest

With the exception of the last two years, when it dropped largely because of spikes in opioid deaths, life expectancy in the United States has generally been increasing. According to the latest available data,…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

America’s Best Cities for Singles

Married people live longer, are healthier, and are less likely to be depressed, according to several studies. A major reason is social support: husbands and wives are likely to encourage each other to engage…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

Oscar Winning Movies That Didn’t Turn a Profit

Winning an Academy Award is one of the most prestigious achievements in filmmaking. And while Oscar-winning movies are often exceedingly popular among moviegoers, financial success is not a condition the Academy requires. Some movies…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

11 Ways to Tell If a Wine Is Actually Really Good

There are said to be more than 10,000 different wine grape varieties grown around the globe. And according to wine commerce site Wine-Searcher, as it reported last summer, its files alone include some 563,000…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

Dems target Apple. Again.

Apple always makes a juicy, camera-ready target for TV-hungry pols.

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

Angela Ahrendts is leaving Apple in April

The former CEO of Burberry was once rumored to be a possible Apple CEO. Apple’s press release: Cupertino, California — Apple today announced that Deirdre O’Brien is taking…

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago

Apple is on a tear

Up more than $33 (23%) since it touched $142 on Jan. 3.

Steven M. Peters · 8 years ago