by | Jul 16, 2013 | Culture Music Art
from Smithsonian The Invention of the Baseball Mitt To round out our series on the the design of baseball equipment, let’s take a brief look at the baseball glove. Unlike the baseball bat or the baseball itself, the glove was not initially a part of the game. Players...
by | Jul 15, 2013 | Culture Music Art
from CBS Baltimore Md. Man Swims 5 Hours To Save His Family After Their Boat Capsized DEAL ISLAND, Md. (AP) — John Franklin Riggs swam for hours to reach help for his family, including two children, after their boat capsized in a storm. Riggs climbed rocks along the...
by | Jul 14, 2013 | Culture Music Art
from The Times of India 163-year-old telegram service to close forever at 9pm today NEW DELHI: The 163-year old telegram service in the country – the harbinger of good and bad news for generations of Indians – is dead. Once the fastest means of...
by | Jul 13, 2013 | Literary News, Mirth
from BuzzFeed Who Said It: Pablo Neruda Or Taylor Swift? It’s Pablo Neruda’s 109th birthday today! Let’s see how the love poet of yore stacks up against our beloved songstress of modern romance. by Matt Ortile [ click to play Pablo v. Taylor at BuzzFeed...
by | Jul 12, 2013 | Culture Music Art
from KSWT Inventor of iconic party game Twister dies By PATRICK CONDON Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Twister called itself “the game that ties you up in knots.” Its detractors called it “sex in a box.” Charles...
