A Brief History of Christmas Tree Lights
Like Bert and Ernie or pork and fennel, Christmas trees and lights were made for each other. But how did stringing up a few hundred twinkling lights on a pine tree become a normal part of Christmas merrymaking?
Make Like a Tree and Get in the House
Well, it all started with the pagans. The ritual use [...]
The Late Movies: Music From Unexpected Places
Tonight’s edition of the Late Movies looks at the unexpected. Below are a series of clips that feature music in fun and unexpected ways, from a kid who kills on the accordion to a single shot music video.
Here’s an interesting social experiment. Want to make people use the stairs? Turn them into a piano!
The Strange [...]
The Quick 9: Nine Capitals of the United States
Washington, D.C., hasn’t always been the political center of the United States. In fact, nine different cities across the country have served as the nation’s capital at one point or another, even if only for a day (and technically, some of them can’t be called capitals of the United States, but the capital of the [...]
