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21 November 2014

21 November 2014, 23:13

Who knew 'A Great Controversy’ would arrive in the mail?

Remnant Publications, a Christian publishing house based in Coldwater, Mich., sent 350,000 copies of a religious tract to residents all over the city. The book, “The Great Controversy,” has the cramped...

21 November 2014, 11:01

Doc Ricketts harmonizes food and entertainment

Few people, for example, know about Ed Ricketts, but this marine biologist from Monterey held salons in his lab during the 1930s and 1940s and was a character in several of John Steinbeck’s books. With Justin Deering...

20 November 2014, 00:00

Visit the site where Eugene O’Neill wrote his most famous plays

Eugene O’Neill, the first American playwright to win the Nobel Prize, used the award’s monetary windfall to create Tao House, a secluded estate in the hills above Danville. Eventually, O’Neill became too ill to continue living such an isolated life.

19 November 2014, 00:59

Ryan Wins ARC Junior Rally Challenge

Ryan Wins ARC Junior Rally Challenge. Last weekend’s Rally Victoria saw the crowning of a new Kumho Tyres Australian Junior Rally Challenge Champion, with Tom Ryan winning the reliability battle against rival Guy Tyler.

18 November 2014, 03:59

The Curious Case of Jesus’s Wife

Lab tests have suggested that a papyrus scrap mentioning Jesus’s wife is authentic. Why do most scholars believe it’s fake?

18 November 2014, 03:58

The Real Roots of Midlife Crisis

What a growing body of research reveals about the biology of human happiness—and how to navigate the (temporary) slump in middle age

16 November 2014, 06:29

Our online privacy is sacred, unless we can get free stuff

The findings of a new Pew study on privacy in the digital age belabor the obvious. Americans think the government may be spying on them and Internet companies are using their personal information. What’s interesting is that the Internet has thrown the spotlight on privacy...

15 November 2014, 11:01

At Le Clos in S.F., food steals the show from wine bar

The richness of the head cheese and the slightly sour nuances of the sauce added up to a magnificent result. The interior certainly fulfills the desire for a cozy, relaxed place; Bright has created a restaurant that looks like it’s been around for decades.

14 November 2014, 04:45

A mom-and-pop winery and tourist magnet all in one

The host explains to me that the brick-clad building can also be seen as an upside-down Champagne glass, in honor of its original incarnation as the tasting room for Weibel Champagne Cellars, built in 1971.

13 November 2014, 20:00

The Tyranny of Silence

Journalists face constant intimidation. Whether it takes the extreme form of beheadings, death threats, government censorship or simply political correctness—it casts a shadow over their ability to tell a story.

11 November 2014, 17:40