You Can Now Text the Butterball Turkey Help Hotline
The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line has been guiding helpless cooks to better turkeys for over 30 years. Now, if you don’t feel like calling,...
Google Images Can Help You Spot Fake News
It’s easy to hop online and find information on just about anything, but it’s also easy to find unreliable, downright wrong information, too. Google...
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The Cat, Back Out of the Bag
How did huge inflatable balloons become such a cherished part of Thanksgiving week? Don’t wait on us for a...
Hate Crimes Are Up — But the Government Isn’t Keeping Good Track of Them
In 2015, the authorities in California documented 837 hate-crime incidents, charting a surge in offenses motivated by religious intolerance toward Muslims and Jews, while...
DJ Afropanther at the Root Cellar Nov. 30
Power to the Panther
Hartford-born emcee and musician Afropanther is, in her words, “a Space Jungle Club DJ, producer, and lyrical assassin.” She’s been building communities...
At the Majestic: Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Dress to Impress
Writer and director Nora Ephron passed away in 2012 at the age of 71, leaving behind a legacy of enchanting romantic comedies...
On Exhibit: Joe Smith’s Scratchboard Trees
Nature, From Scratch
Joe Smith has a common name but a not-too-common job: forester, slash artist. By day, he’s working out in the woods, putting...
Between the Lines: Make Trump King — Seriously
Every morning at Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II’s first order of business is to meet with her hairdresser. She drinks from bone china, eats...
Timeline: GE’s Housatonic Cleanup Has Dragged on for Decades
The Housatonic River in Massachusetts and Connecticut has been polluted by suspected human carcinogen – and known cancer-causing agent in animals – since the...
O, Cannabis!: Getting the Best Deal on Medical Marijuana
If you get up real close to the New England Treatment Access medical marijuana dispensary in Northampton, you can smell the earthy aroma of...
