Food a la Floyd was a series that ran on the Lifetime Channel from May to October 1989. It starred Keith Floyd, who made his first cooking series for the BBC in 1984 and continued to make new shows until his death in 2009.

Thirty four years ago I took a painting class with Vera Klement, but only a few fragmented memories of the experience remain.

In 1991, the University of Chicago ranked number 10 in U.S. News and World Report's list of top universities. Two years later it ranked at the bottom of Inside Edge Magazine's survey of schools where students have fun.

In July of 1989, The University of Chicago hosted Spike Lee for a preview of his film Do The Right Thing. The film's acclaim renewed interest in his earlier work, including Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads, which he made as a student at NYU.

Even before the pandemic forced us into isolation, some worried we faced a loneliness epidemic. Surveys have shown we have fewer close confidants, and some scholars argue that new media technology limits our ability to connect. Other research has challenged the handwringing about isolation and suggested the impact of social media is more complicated.

In 1991, Arnold Schwarzenegger made a guest appearance on the Saturday Night Live sketch Pumping Up with Hans and Franz. Charles Atlas, legendary bodybuilder from an earlier era, appealed to kids with a comic strip story of sandy revenge.

In 1989, only one in four U.S. households owned an answering machine. A decade later, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! began offer a prize of Carl Kasell's voice on contestants' answering machines.

Inspired in part by New Orleans greats like Sidney Bechet, members of The Hall Brothers performed at The Emporium of Jazz from 1966 to 1991.

Rural Illinois may lack microbrews, but The Barrel Society in Princeton specializes in craft beers and whiskey. A small midwestern town was also home to an engineer who designed the modern sealed bicycle hub.

In 1975 The Foundation for the Community of Artists published a Health Hazards Manual, an early effort to warn painters about the risks of poor ventilation. Another risk involved being stranded somewhere in Chicago after midnight without a ride home.