Florence Henderson Photos: Mother on The Brady Bunch Dies

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  110 words  |  Martina Birk

November 25, 2016 3:37 PM EST Florence Henderson—the loving mother on The Brady Bunch—died this week at 82. Here, TIME takes a look at some of her most memorable moments on the hit show. Henderson played a key part during the hit show’s five seasons and several spin offs contributing an uplifting smile that appealed to audiences in search of a wholesome family. Time after time, Henderson’s iconic character Carol wound up in wacky situations with her three daughters and three stepsons, an early television representation of a blended family. [Read More]

Giza and Saqqara, Egypt: Worlds Greatest Places 2023

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  237 words  |  Billy Koelling

March 16, 2023 6:00 AM EDT After years of delay, the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza is finally open. A 3,200-year-old, 36-foot-tall colossus of Ramesses the Great towers beneath the skylights in GEM’s immense angular atrium. Flights to the new Sphinx International Airport, 40 minutes from GEM, began in November, and the museum is initially open under a “trial special operations period,” but all 12 exhibition halls will fully open later in 2023. [Read More]

Harvard reportedly rescinded admissions offers from at least 10 students for an obscene Facebook cha

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  403 words  |  Patria Henriques

The prospective members of the Harvard Class of 2021 reportedly were part of a small Facebook chat designed for admitted students to share explicit memes and messages. At one point, according to The Crimson, the group chat was titled "Harvard memes for horny bourgeois teens." ADVERTISEMENT "In the group, students sent each other memes and other images mocking sexual assault, the Holocaust, and the deaths of children, according to screenshots of the chat obtained by The Crimson. [Read More]

How Bola Tinubu made his money

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  887 words  |  Tandra Barner

Unlike in many developed democracies where politicians, especially those who have held elective positions, can boast of traceable financial history, Nigerian politicians habitually make their record of earnings a matter of secrecy. In the rare instances where they manage to provide an explanation, the claims are mostly tainted by inconsistencies and disjointed narratives, thereby throwing more confusion into the mix. This scenario holds true for one of Nigeria’s most influential politicians of all time and the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. [Read More]

How Female Sportswriters Gained Access to Men's Locker Rooms

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  702 words  |  Patria Henriques

When several credentialed female sportswriters were denied locker-room access following Sunday’s Jaguars-Colts football game, one of them tweeted her disbelief at the situation: “It’s still 2015, right?” wondered Joey Chandler of the Tuscaloosa News. It is still 2015, and eventually the women were able to get into the locker room to conduct the post-game interviews they had planned on, thanks to a very different year: 1978. A few years earlier, the National Hockey League had made headlines with the decision to allow female reporters to conduct locker-room interviews after the 1975 All-Star Game. [Read More]

How Military Moms Shaped the History of Mother's Day

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  898 words  |  Tandra Barner

When Americans celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, they will be continuing a tradition that most famously dates back to 1908, when Anna Jarvis sent 500 white carnations to Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in her hometown of Grafton, W.Va.,for what’s widely considered the first Mother’s Day celebration on May 10, 1908. Mother’s Day got federal recognition six years later when Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation declaring the second Sunday of May, a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country. [Read More]

How to write the perfect email subject line for job hunting

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  680 words  |  Billy Koelling

And since email is often the first point of contact for job seekers and hiring managers, the subject line can make all the difference. It not only communicates who you are and what you want but also can be a marketing tool that shows off your qualifications and helps you stand out. ADVERTISEMENT So how do you motivate a reader to click on your email and give you their time? [Read More]

Indy 500: Colorized Photos From a Century of Racing

 Posted on August 10, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  288 words  |  Tandra Barner

May 27, 2016 4:00 AM EDT The Indianapolis 500, which will be held on May 29 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, looks quite a bit different today than it did when the first race was held on May 30, 1911. That year, the formerly gravel-and-tar race track was newly paved, Memorial Day was still known as Decoration Day and a total of 60,000 fans—about a fifth of today’s attendance, not including the 6 million or so who will watch on TV—showed up to take in the action. [Read More]