More than one in three adults in America are getting less sleep than they need. While insufficient sleep is often considered normal, it can have dramatic effects on a population’s health and productivity. According…
The Grammy Awards often surprise and shock audiences with unexpected winners and losers. For example, few had predicted that Adele would beat Beyonce for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song…
Every war has horror and heroes, terror and triumph, winners and losers. This is why it is such a popular subject matter for cinema, serving as the basis for hundreds of great films. While…
Americans love their pets. How much do we love our pets? Well, if the size of the market for toys for pets is any indication, quite a lot. And we spend more on toys…
Retailers stock their shelves for the holidays, and when certain items don’t sell as well as expected, enterprising bargain-hunters can benefit. Some of the nation’s biggest retailers are offering huge post-holiday discounts on anything…
With the advent of sound technology in cinema, Hollywood began to not only include music in motion pictures, but also to make films in which the music helps tell the story. In many cases,…
If tight end Jesse James had just completed the catch — if he had held on just a little longer, the Pittsburgh Steelers would have edged the New England Patriots on Sunday. Bing had…
The highly anticipated release of “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” on December 20 marks yet another action movie projected to do well with audiences nationwide and abroad. It’s the high energy of action films…
For Target, like for most big-box retailers, the holidays are the most important time of the year. The company added 100,000 employees across its American locations this year to meet demand. However, the company…
The Golden Globe Awards, whose nominations were just announced, are an excellent indicator of which actors are currently among the most popular. The event, which will take place on Jan. 7, 2018 at the…
The Golden Globes, which honor notable achievements in film, is the first major awards ceremony of the year. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Monday nominations to the 75th Golden Globe Awards, which will…
It’s often said that Americans like things big. Of the most popular dog breeds in the United States, the top dogs are three large dogs — the Labrador retriever, German shepherd, and golden retriever.…
A successful film can make a lot of money. For example, this year’s “Beauty and the Beast” grossed over half a billion dollars in the United States on a $160 million budget. Unfortunately for…
Last week, the Philadelphia Eagles were riding a nine-game win streak. Quarterback Carson Wentz was Mr. Philadelphia. Life was good. Then the Seahawks upset the Eagles. With quarterback Russell Wilson, Seattle is never out…
Those Kansas City Chiefs have given NFL prognosticators (and Chiefs fans) headache upon headache in recent weeks. They may be the NFL’s most perplexing team. Most everyone was fooled with their spiffy 5-0 start;…
The share of the world’s population living in cities is steadily increasing. A majority of the world’s population has lived in an urban setting since 2007. This trend of urbanization will likely continue —…
The Grammy Awards honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency, and overall excellence in the recording industry. The awards recognize the talent of musicians in many genres, including pop, rock, R&B, jazz, classical, musical theater, and…
There is much to give thanks for on Thanksgiving, including in recent decades the NFL. The two have become synonymous, and for that we are grateful. For most Americans, Thanksgiving is a time to…
As the NFL season progresses, predicting wins for teams like the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles gets easier and easier. The opponent or location doesn’t seem to matter much. Those two elite teams…
Just one step in a simple, non-contact practice drill and Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson’s season was over. And as Watson goes, so likely go the Texans’ playoff chances. Watson tore his ACL and is…
