Tag Archives: #americana
Dinner Party Talk – Perseid meteor shower
Clear out your schedule for midnight tonight and tomorrow, because it’s time for the famously visible Perseid meteor shower. To see the meteors, find a dark sky and look toward the northeast. It’s “famously visible” because no binoculars or telescopes … Continue reading
American Fun – Times Square Pop-Tarts store
As if Times Square wasn’t already teeming with enough mind-shattering excitement, the area’s newest store is particularly fantastic. Joining the Hershey’s and M&M’s store this week is Pop-Tart’s flagship store and cafe. Inside the cafe you’ll find Pop Tart sushi, … Continue reading
What I’m Doing – Empire of the Sun
I had the thrill the other night to witness the musical magic that is Empire of the Sun. All summer, while working on my new book, I’ve been listening to their music. And to see them bring it to life … Continue reading
Animal Fun – Sloths!
I’m in love. Check out the Aviarios Del Caribe sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica, the world’s only sloth orphanage and bedroom of over a hundred very sleepy cuties whose lives have been saved by sloth whisperer Judy Arroyo. According to … Continue reading
Holidays – National S’mores Day
Today is National S’mores Day, and it’s time to find your inner Girl Scout and break out the graham crackers, chocolate bars and marshmallows. The tasty campfire treat has been around since 1927 when it was first introduced in the … Continue reading
Dinner Party Talk – Triceratops never existed
According to scientists, the triceratops never existed. The three-horned dinosaur immortalized in countless kids’ cartoons (I researched it, and Baby Bop was a triceratops) was actually a young Torosaurus, a dinosaur with a different skull shape. Yes, apparently dinosaurs’ skulls … Continue reading
 
								









