It’s not quite the 12 days of Christmas, but consumers have a shorter holiday shopping season than usual this year. With only 26 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the traditional shopping season is a week […]
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Big Day for Small Businesses
You might think of small businesses as only mom-and-pop stores, but the definition extends well beyond that. As Kennesaw State’s Drew Tonsmeire points out, service-based businesses such as your accountant, auto repair shop or gas […]
Avoidable Accidents
It was among the most advanced commercial planes in the sky. But when two crashes occurred within four months of one another, the Boeing 737 MAX was grounded and the company lost billions. Now, Boeing plans […]
True Crime and You
This year has seen dozens of new movies and television shows highlighting true crime stories, such as “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” about Charles Manson’s murders and “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” about […]
Fall Colors
Summer will soon be a distant memory and winter will be just around the corner, but in between we will get to enjoy fall. And the cooler, drier temperatures of shorter days and longer nights […]
Fundamentals of Fermentation
Calling all beer lovers! Oktoberfest, the largest beer festival in the world, pays homage to the Bavarian culture that first introduced the popular beverage. And while we may celebrate the unique heritage of beer, what […]
Password Protection
With October being National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, would now be a good time for your every-so-often changing of your online passwords? Cybersecurity expert Andy Green doesn’t think so. To him, the key to keeping your […]
Do You Really Know Hip-Hop?
DJ Kool, OutKast, and Run D.M.C are all synonymous with rap music and hip-hop culture. But what is hip-hop? According to Regina N. Bradley, assistant professor of English and African Diaspora Studies, hip-hop is a […]
No Bones About It
On TV screens across the world, crimes are neatly solved in a matter of hours with little paperwork and nothing boring about it. That doesn’t reflect the reality that Alice Gooding, assistant professor of anthropology, […]
Dyslexia: The Elephant in the Room
Kindergartners are starting the new school year with bright eyes and big ideas. They’ve had their screenings for vision and hearing, but there’s one screening that hasn’t had the same attention. One more screening should […]
The Powerful Peach
Summer is peak growing season for peaches, and you can find a sweet peach in nearly any grocery or market this time of year, but one Southern peach represents more than a seasonal memory of […]