Consumers can improve their odds of topping off Independence Day with the perfect, dewy-sweet watermelon treat if they examine the fruit carefully before buying, says a Purdue University expert.
Sure, they look good in their swimwear, and they can even be seen working out if you get to Texas Gulf beaches early enough, but the Galveston Beach Patrol emphasizes preventive lifeguarding over dramatic rescues.
Grace Halsell was a white woman working as a speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson, when she decided to leave her White House job and darkened her skin to live in segregated Mississippi and Harlem.
E-commerce has raised the value of and market for used and rare books; online sales have increased the number of used books sold by an average of 12.5 percent, Ohio University researchers found.
Drug addicts, alcoholics and criminals--that is how half of the American public report seeing people with mental illness portrayed in the entertainment media, according to a new survey by the National Mental Health Association. In addition, many see people with mental illness portrayed as violent, scary, dangerous, victims of crime, or sad and lonely. The findings were released at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.
The online version of USA TODAY has eclipsed its newspaper rivals' Web sites in three key measures -- size of audience, time spent at the site, and profitability -- according to the author of a new book about the national newspaper.
A memorial service for Peabody Awards Director Barry L. Sherman, who died suddenly in Athens May 2, has been scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, May 5, in Hodgson Hall of the Performing Arts Center on the University of Georgia campus.
A Hamilton College religious studies professor studies the portrayal of Jesus in films and is calling the CBS mini-series Jesus (May 14 and 17) "the most amazing and startling selling of Jesus by Hollywood that I have seen."
1- Sports psychologist talks about the importance of team chemistry and whether the Philadelphia Flyers want Eric Lindros and Roger Neilson to return; 2- The Vietnam War profoundly affected pop culture, especially the depiction of war in film, says film studies prof.
Easter is a special time for Kathleen Delaney because it is reminiscent of her first introduction to marshmallow Peeps; the University at Buffalo librarian and archivist has been collecting these marshmallow Easter treats for more than 25 years.
Mercedes de Acosta, the poet and playwright who wrote of her affair with Greta Garbo, left the letters she received from the film star to Philadelphia's Rosenbach Museum and Library; now that the ten-year waiting period is almost over, two Swarthmore College English professors are eagerly awaiting their unsealing.
Judging by last year's turnout, Roger Ebert's upcoming -- and ironically named -- "Overlooked Film Festival" promises to be anything but overlooked.
Six Purdue University experts can discuss various aspects of gardening and landscaping.
Entertainment awards help us to validate our own opinions, says an Agnes Scott College professor of theater; when our favorite movies, actors or television shows receive nominations, we know that experts have considered them among the best in the field.
Communicating with extraterrestrials will be more difficult to resolve than has been envisioned so far, says Hamilton College professor of anthropology Douglas Raybeck at CONTACT 2000 in Santa Clara, Calif., March 3-5.
Scripts, story lines, photographs, bios, reference works and other memorabilia that document the television series "The Young and the Restless" are on display through March 20 in the University of Illinois Rare Book and Special Collections Library.
Were Americans on a fitness craze from Jane Fonda in the mid-1980s to "Just Do It" in the '90s? a University of Illinois sociologist says it never happened.
The very adult members of Slow Food see the pervasiveness of American fast food as the enemy, and themselves as champions of meals as communal and social gatherings.
A documentary on the rise of the American gangster during the first half of the 20th century and his enduring influence on American culture through Hollywood will air on The Learning Channel.
Best-selling novelist John Grisham, a devout Baptist and baseball fan, will combine those passions when he visits Baylor University on Friday, Feb. 25.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, an Arkansas researcher offers a no-frills look at the history of lingerie.
Top 10 healthy ways to show your pets the affection they deserve this Valentine's Day and every other day are offered by a team of animal experts and alumni from Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
"Bee" movie lovers will have a honey of a time Sat., Feb. 26, at the 17th Annual Insect Fear Film Festival at the University of Illinois, where the focus for the entomological film extravaganza will be one of nature's most helpful but frequently feared creatures -- bees.
Valentine's Day has become the traditional day to celebrate love by exchanging gifts and kisses.
For romance, candy can be dandy, but if you overdo it, the effort to remove those love handles can be anything but sweet.
Among film genres, parody is probably the least appreciated, but a new book by a Ball State University professor gives the genre its due.
Elvis Presley sang the most historically significant rock song during the genre's first 20 years, says a Ball State University pop culture expert.
1- Psychologist worries that game shows promote idea of getting something for nothing; 2- Philadelphia mayor can help fight obesity; 3- Warm temps won't hurt your trees and shrubs, says horticulture prof.
A University of Maryland chess team claimed its third national chess championship in four years by beating the University of Toronto in the 1999 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship.
From where (and why) you'll shop online to how you'll connect to your computer, Boston University professors have a range of predictions for the new millennium.
The only public personality as popular as Santa Claus this time of year is Martha Stewart. An Arkansas sociologist's study of the domestic maven finds that Stewart has built her success by breaking social stereotypes.
A staff member with the Arizona Health Sciences Library educational services group, knows plenty about gathering information. Her Web site of peculiar doctors' names careens toward legendary status.
Awaiting an opening ceremony in the year 2000 is a time capsule from 1900 left for the graduating class of 2000 at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
Too often, well-meaning family members and guests injure pets with kindness or simple oversight during the holidays. The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine offers 10 pet tips to prevent a costly trip to your veterinarian during this festive season.
Eager to celebrate the upcoming third millennium? According to a Williams College professor of math, the new millennium begins not on Jan. 1, 2000, but on New Year's Day, 2001.
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) will be making its debut in the Guinness World Records for its Rainbow Bay project, which will now be known as the longest, continuous "Frog Watch" in the world.
1. Shoppers browse at malls but may buy online, 2. TV news station coverage with less sensationalism, crime, and violence is doing better in the ratings.
A University at Buffalo energy officer and environmental activist says the holidays just are not happy anymore because they have become a time "scarred by hypocrisy and commercialism" and bring the year's most earth-destructive practices.
Tidbits of Christmas trivia and lots of entertaining and useful information can be found at a special holiday Web site operated by University of Illinois Extension.
The minutes just before midnight at Times Square's New Year's Eve 1999 celebration will feature the world premiere of an anthem for the millennium by a Peabody Conservatory composer, performed by Peabody students and faculty and by a computer-generated "virtual" orchestra developed at the conservatory.
For the nation's grocers, gasoline retailers and banks, business could be heavy for the next few weeks as a growing number of Americans begin taking precautions against possible Y2K problems
A former dance critic now teaching English at Hamilton College, says that The Nutcracker emerged as a national holiday "tradition" only in the 1950s, largely thanks to the efforts of George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein of the New York City Ballet.
1- "The Insider" and First Amendment, 2- Bradley vs. Gore, 3- teaching fifth-graders physics.
Unlikely Couple's, Movie Romance as Social Criticism, a new book by Tom Wartenberg, explores cross-class, cross-race, and homosexual couples in 10 popular films and looks at how these films -- wittingly or not -- undermine or question prevailing social mores.
As the millennium nears, the hype surrounding Y2K seems to have died down. But Lewis Mandell, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Management, says it may be that we're already in the eye of the Y2K storm, and the damage won't be apparent until the arrival of the new millennium has blown over.
1) Resisting the Urge to Spice Up Thanksgiving - psychology of food expert says to stick with the traditional. 2) Eagles' Nest Not so Thorny - sports psychologist says relationship between coach and team should be fine despite losing record.
1- Quantrill's Raid artifacts, 2- first-person accounts of raid, 3- quilter who helped make movie authentic, 4- research by author, 5- pix.
Anyone who has ever thought about the impact of Y2K on the world can offer an opinion on the topic and read what others from many different walks of life think as part of a University of Maryland Internet-based study.
This summer, a North Carolina State University guitar instructor produced the CD Hatteras: If a Lighthouse Could Speak... to celebrate the successful relocation of North Carolina's famous Outer Banks sentinel.
George Kelley's life-long pursuit of cheap -- sometimes even cheesy -- paperbacks has the librarians at the University at Buffalo doing handsprings. Kelley has made a gift to the UB Libraries of 25,000 pulp-fiction titles.
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