To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Ludwig van Beethoven is back in the news – an impressive feat, given the fact that he died almost 200 years ago. Historians have long wondered why the composer was afflicted by so many chronic illnesses. During the last half of his life he suffered the gradual loss of his hearing… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here It was the first truly nationwide media event. Americans waited breathlessly on May 10, 1869, to receive word by telegraph that the final spike had been driven into the transcontinental railroad, officially linking the westward tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad with the east-directed tracks of the Central Pacific Railroad at… Read more »
Fans of the highest-grossing movie of all time will have to wait just a little bit longer for a sequel. The 2009 blockbuster Avatar has grossed almost $2.9 billion worldwide. Director James Cameron originally planned to release the second installment of his science fiction masterpiece in 2015. Then came production delays, along with extended waits for moviemaking technology to catch… Read more »