Terri Schichenmeyer  |   OW Contributor
Feb 12 2009

by Deirdre O’Connell

 Have you ever had a brainworm?

It sounds like something you’d see a doctor for, but it’s benign. A brainworm is a song you just cannot get out of your head.

Brainworms arrive when you least expect them, usually when you’re trying to sleep. You rarely remember how you got them and you can’t easily get rid of them. They must fade on their own.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Feb 12 2009

Be a part of history

 You still have five days to enjoy and be a part of the 2009 17th Annual Pan African Film Festival (PAFF). Check out their Web site, select movies or panels and make it a point to be a part of African American film history.

Feb 7 2009

how about learning something about people who really did fly - home, across the ocean, and in space

Remember being forced to sit in history class in high school?

Oh, sure you learned a thing or two. You learned a bunch of stuffy facts that are now lost in the dusty attic of your brain. You learned that the classroom window is a great place to look while wishing you could fly away somewhere.

So how about learning something about people who really did fly - home, across the ocean, and in space. Read “Black Wings” (c.2008, Smithsonian / Collins, $21.95 / $25.95 Canada, 180 pages) by Von Hardesty, and give the past some real air time.

Terri Schichenmeyer  |   OW Contributor
Feb 5 2009

by Stephanie Stein Crease

 Imagine a world with no iPods and no MP3 players.

There are no CDs, no VCRs, no DVDs, no video games, and, in fact, no television in that world.
Roads aren’t paved because there aren’t any cars to drive on them. Computers don’t exist, and indoor bathrooms are rare. There are no telephones and even radio is a few years away.

The main entertainment for families is - are you ready for this? - based around a piano.

Now imagine becoming a famous musician in a world like this.

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