One of my favorite historical photographs is of John F. Kennedy Jr. playing beneath his father’s desk in the Oval Office. The White House photographer captured the image in 1963 while JFK Jr. was playing beneath the Resolute Desk. This was not a staged photo-op using a child as a prop. The ...
I have decided to accept the advice from an Italian card playing game — also known as tarot. And no, I don’t believe I’m delusional for that decision. The cards told me to let go and enjoy the present — pretty standard advice if you ask a rando on the street. Tarot is a divination ...
Toward the end of the spring semester, I sent a final email to students in my Sports Icons class at Ohio State University's Lima campus regarding the NAACP's proposed boycott urging Black football players to avoid attending Power 4 conference schools in Southern states that have redrawn their congressional and local legislative districts. I explained that the NAACP is calling on elite Black athletes to take this action due to the Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling in April. The NAACP launched its "Out of Bounds" campaign a week after I messaged my students, and although the ...
The Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan celebrated its 60th birthday this past May. It sent me down a rabbit hole of old museum photos taken in 1966. Something in those early images kept grabbing my attention: the emptiness. Sixty years later, our collection has grown to more than 40,000 ...
In 2016, the conservative writer Mike Anton made a galvanizing case for Donald Trump in his famous "Flight 93" essay, arguing that the stakes in the contest between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were existential. His contention that a Clinton win would cement Democratic electoral ...
Summer is on its way, even if the weather hasn’t quite gotten the message yet! Families are preparing for more time at home, more snacks, and more opportunities for kids to say, “I’m bored.” One great way to stay ahead of summer boredom is to plan engaging activities early. Complete ...
