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How do you feel about a ‘Dark Shadows’ pedigree?

Roots and Branches: James Beidler This week’s “Roots & Branches” column may take a little while to prove its relevance to genealogy, but bear with me. At least from the point I was say 10 years old (this would have been 1970, by the way), I was a big fan of all things horror, science fiction, suspense, etc. This interest came to encompass a collection of hundreds of comic magazines on this genre (frank admission: yes, I still read some of these as my before-bedtime wind down from the day … nothing like a good vampire or werewolf story to soothe away the cares of the ...

Teaching kids how to prep, host

Hints from Heloise Dear Heloise: The best activity for kids before a holiday meal is having them help in preparing it. This is how they’ll learn how to prep for a big celebration, which is the only way to learn how to do anything. Of course, the work must be geared to each kid’s level of ability, and some guidance is required. This will also teach them responsibility and give them pride. –– Louis R., in Reseda, California Louis, this is a solution that brings varied results. It’ll all depend on whether the host likes to have everything ready for company before they arrive ...

Carnival glass ice cream dish features Peacock, Urn pattern

Antiques & Collecting: Terry and Kim Kovel Ice cream and carnivals are two of summer’s best treats, but, for glass collectors, they are a delight any time of the year. Ice cream bowls are a favorite type of carnival glass; their size and shape make them an excellent showcase for the rich colors, pressed patterns, and iridescence. A nine-inch carnival glass ice cream bowl by Northwood, depicting the Peacock and Urn pattern in a vibrant amethyst purple, sold for $130 at Strawser Auction Group. Carnival glass was made in the early 20th century as an inexpensive version of Tiffany ...

Publishers Weekly US best sellers

Hardcover fiction 1. “Ransom” by Daniel Silva (Harper) 2. “Yesteryear” by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf) 3. “Whistler” by Ann Patchett (Harper) 4. “Classic Tales of Horror” by – (Canterbury Classics) 5. “The Country Road Murders” by Patterson/Lupica (Little, Brown) 6. “The Calamity Club” by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau) 7. “The Goal (collector’s ed.)” by Elle Kennedy (Bloom) 8. “The Legacy (collector’s ed.)” by Elle Kennedy (Bloom) 9. “The Romance Revival” by Christina Lauren (Gallery) 10. “Love You More” by Emily Giffin ...

Stocks waver on Wall Street while crude oil prices drop

NEW YORK — Stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Friday as oil prices slipped for the first time in a week. Every major index lost ground overall for the week amid increasing pressure from a sharp escalation in the U.S. war with Iran. Investors are also contending with new tariffs from the Trump administration and worries about the economy suffering under the weight of stubborn inflation. The S&P 500 barely budged in a day of uneventful trading. It rose 3.68 points, or less than 0.1%, to 7,411.98. The index notched its second consecutive losing week, which hasn’t ...

My eye-opening visit to the data center

Last week I took a daylong field trip touring a giant data center near Dulles International Airport in Loudon County, Virginia. The facility is owned and operated by CloudHQ. A “cloud,” by the way, is the hardware that stores trillions of data files, research, love letters, the entirety of the Library of Congress and virtually everything else ever written, invented or retrievable online. The cloud is synonymous with “data center.” Many people don’t realize that without these massive data centers — that have somehow been demonized by everyone across the political ...