Increasingly, Columbus Day is giving people pause.
More and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day as an alternative to – or in addition to – the day intended to honor Columbus’ voyages.
Critics of the change see it as just another example of political correctness run amok – another flash point of the culture wars.
As a scholar of Native American history – and a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina – I know the story is more complex than that. Read More...
Democracy Dies in Darknessclock50 minscourseMainStart CookingComment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved recipesSaveIt is thought that the sauce known as Amatriciana, tomato-red, rich with bits of pork and slightly sweet from browned onions, originated in the town of Amatrice, in the central Italian region of Lazio, where Rome is located. This recipe is from the Cacciani family of Ristorante Cacciani, in Frascati, which has been serving customers in Lazio since 1922. Read More...
Born under an eerie sign Tomorrow’s Friday the 13th. Superstition considers it a weird day. Your dog will growl. Your boss will growl. Misplacing her drawers, Lopez will growl.
When a Friday hits No. 13, airline tickets go cheaper. Execs cancel meetings.
Especially lousy is when there’s a full moon. This began with the Code of Hammurabi, which supposedly omitted some 13th law, is centuries old and even predates Pelosi’s first hair dye. Read More...