And grandfather clocks, prized by some, but they tend to scare children, for many kid’s cartoons and stories seem to feature ...

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The Pendulum Salmon is part experiment, part ritual. The fish swings continuously, controlling how it cooks. Every movement matters, and there’s no room for hesitation. This video shows why stopping ...

Pensacola, Florida — At the Shrimp Basket restaurant in Pensacola, Florida, one customer has been a constant presence. For lunch, he always orders a cup of gumbo, light on the rice, and asks to hold ...

The pendulum at the museum is attached to a 61-foot-long cable. It typically swings as the Earth rotates, knocking down pegs, until it suddenly stopped this month. The Houston Museum of Natural ...

When I was in college, the famous British poet W.H. Auden (1907-1973) was invited to speak in our town. A couple of English-major buddies and I went to hear him, but the event was sold out. We ...

“And the Oscar goes to…” at the 48th Academy Awards in 1976, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) achieved a feat that only two other films share: winning the Big Five at the Academy Awards — Best ...

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PORTSMOUTH — Tori Tucker is presently the envy of all her birdwatching friends. The Seacoast resident took a stroll Nov. 21 through South Cemetery, where she spotted a bird that didn’t appear local to ...

The Crystal Cuckoo, a new Netflix thriller from Spain, is one of the many entries in the “small town with secrets” genre, but the way the show’s main character enters this small town is certainly done ...