If you’ve ever played the “Pass the Word” game, you know it is nearly impossible to retain the exact message until the last person in the line. In fact, even a simple sentence can be convoluted into something else between just two people. This phenomenon is a pretty good reflection of how some elements of […]

Camping became a popular choice for family vacations starting in the 1950s. It was a cost-effective activity for large families and provided tons of outdoor space for children to run around. More federal money was being put towards the park services, and campgrounds became increasingly crowded with families and visitors from all over the country

It seems like a cruel and unintended foreshadowing of a historic event, the way an extravagant necklace served as the last straw in bringing a glamorous queen’s neck to the guillotine.  This story is about the infamous and ultra-ostentatious necklace from 18th-century France. It was studded with diamonds and cloaked in deception. The sequence of

The age of music videos rose to widespread popularity in the 1980s through the early years of MTV. Music videos started to combine visual aesthetics, creative storytelling, and catchy tunes. These mini-movies paired with some of the most popular songs of the times created decades of unique, artistic, funny, and dramatic scenes. Some music videos,