Sevierville, Tennessee, is the perfect destination for a weekend getaway. Located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, it offers a mix of outdoor adventure, family-friendly attractions, and charming local spots. Whether you’re traveling with kids or planning a couple’s retreat, Sevierville has something for everyone.
Ever feel like life is moving way too fast? Emails, deadlines, and endless notifications make it hard to breathe. That’s why more people are hitting the road in search of somewhere that slows things down but doesn’t come to a complete stop.
Gatlinburg is that place.
I have the most beautiful, special children's book to share with you today.
Let's Celebrate Korean New Year!, written by Michelle W. Park, illustrated by Hyewon Yum, and published by Random House, is an absolute treasure.
Publisher’s note: This is an excerpt from Chapter Five (Props for the House) of Portrait of a Presidency: Patterns in My Life as President of The College of New Jersey (Koehler Books: 2025), R. Barbara Gitenstein, President Emerita, The College of New Jersey, Senior Fellow and Senior Consultant, Association of Governing Boards.
Online gaming has significantly evolved over the last decade. The massive growth began around the early 2010s when casual social gaming became popular. Think classic PC games to console online genres like competitive first-person shooters and massively multiplayer games (MMO gaming).
Shifts and changes continue, in politics, in social life, in world events and in personal lives.
Music continues to offer ways to connect and to create through these changes. The natural word does too, whether that is the angle of light down a city street, the turn of a leaf falling in a forest, or a skein of stars across a night sky.
At times, musicians turn to images and ideas from nature to think and talk about ideas of connection and reflection in changing times.
This lovely, fascinating, gorgeous new edition of The World Beneath: The Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures and Coral Reefs, written by Dr. Richard Smith and published by Apollo Publishers, is a must-read.
Picture the average school building, and a number of images will likely spring to mind: long, grey hallways lined with lockers, stuffy classrooms and outdated architecture reminiscent of a prison or a factory, rather than a place for learning.
While this may be true for the cheaper, more standardized “flatpack” schools of previous years, educators and designers are now turning their attention to the effects of school design on learning, and how current buildings can be adapted.
I am so happy to share a funny, interesting, and (joyfully) timely book! The Detroit Lions: An Illustrated Timeline, written by Dave Birkett and published by Reedy Press, is an excellent read and visual treasure.
In 2025, Amsterdam will reach the age of 750. This city has a rich and eventful history. From a modest fishing village in the 13th century to a modern and thriving city, Amsterdam has exponentially grown over hundreds of years. This vibrant metropolis, with its unexpected weather that requires you to carry a windproof umbrella all the time, is celebrating and honoring its past while unveiling a vision for the future.