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Boerne? Waxahachie? Here are 20 Texas city names you might be mispronouncing
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 5 days agoVisitors or newcomers to the area may find the city's name confusing, as they may attempt to pronounce it as "Waak-uh-HATCH-ee," while locals actually pronounce it as "Waak-suh-HA-chee." This ...
How Kid Rock Went From America’s Favorite Hard-Partying Rock Star to a MAGA Mouthpiece
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn the 1980s, Detroit was in the midst of a long, painful, and still ongoing transition. The auto...
Yes, Apple’s 100 Best Albums List Is Ridiculous and Exists Almost Expressly to Make You Mad
Variety via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFeeling angry about Apple’s ranking of the 100 best albums of all time, are you? Good. (From their...
Exhibition on Jewish film pioneers opens in Los Angeles
Sun-Sentinel· 4 days agoSuch is the story told by a new exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles,...
World’s most expensive feather sells at New Zealand auction
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA feather from a long-extinct New Zealand bird has set a record after selling for $46,521 NZD (about...
Explore the most mysterious ghost towns in the UK and beyond
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn 1938, when Nazi Germany annexed Austria, Hitler ordered the evacuation of the town. Döllersheim,...
Something Weird Is Happening With Dog Names
Slate· 18 hours agoData on dog names reveals some interesting patterns. The top dog names in 2023 were Charlie and Max for boys, and Luna and Bella for girls. The...
Apocalypse now, and always: On UFOs, AI and encounters with non-human intelligence
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThere's a hard line in Western culture between those things. But in a lot of other cultures, that's...
Bandon’s Quilting Legacy highlighted at Bandon Historical Society Museum
The World· 6 days agoAmerica's quilting tradition is a fascinating blend of practical domestic craftsmanship and artistic...
Why do Americans tip when people in other countries don’t have to? - Marketplace
Marketplace· 2 days agoWhy do Americans tip when other countries don’t? If a tip screen appears at a self-checkout machine,...