Media Matters: Our attraction to distraction
“We are living in an attention economy and social media is addictive by design.” – Tristan Harris
Opinion
Oxford’s Bee Festival
"Several dozen bee-themed festivals around the country (not including Oxford’s) are listed in localhoneyfinder.org. So why does Oxford hold a bee festival?"
Local Legends: America’s apiculturist
"Langstroth was born in Philadelphia on Christmas Day 1810 to John George Langstroth and Rebecca Amelia (Dunn) Langstroth."
Off and on the beaten path: An elevated view
"Remember that old TV show – “What’s My Line?” Each contestant would whisper their work into the moderator’s ear and the panel would try to guess what it was."
On My Plate: Spinach
"Spinach was first cultivated in ancient Persia, and the word spinach may have derived from the old Persian word aspanakh."
Observations: Family
"I’ve long envied folks whose extended families live nearby. I have friends here in Oxford whose kids and grandkids live in Hamilton, or Cincinnati, or even a bit farther away, but close enough to see regularly without any trouble."
Media Matters: TV westerns refuse to die
“Well, the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us, as far as I’m concerned. I’d like a chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life.” - Augustus McCrae, “Lonesome Dove”