What do you picture when you think of an engineer? Do you imagine someone wearing a hard hat putting various mechanical pieces together? Or someone sat at a desk all day? Do you picture a man? Engineering is so much more than just mechanics, definitely not a desk job and certainly not just for men, although there are currently many more male engineers than female. Engineering is all about solving problems with science and maths to make life better. It was engineers who created the first tools, the first irrigation systems, the first engines, vehicles and many many more inventions that make our life better every single day. Engineering has been around for 1000s of years and is a huge...
How our mothers shape our plates, our tastes and our lives. She brought me the first pie mid-July. Bill Smith’s Atlantic Beach pie, perfectly piquant, a little bit sweet, summer incarnate. “I saw it in Southern Living.” She adapted it, of course. Ritz crackers for the crust instead of Saltines. A little extra butter. Skip the home-made whipped cream and douse with a dollop of store-bought instead. I was eight months pregnant and attempting to eat as many fruits and vegetables as possible as my long, heavy baby took over my entire frame. The lemon pie was the epitome of a health-forward choice, I decided. Mama thought so, too. “It’s good for you—and for him,” she encouraged. My mother has...
Honorees of the inaugural Cinema Unbound Awards gather on the stage in March of 2020. “Change is hard.” In the weeks since the Northwest Film Center announced its new name, PAM CUT, at the 2022 Cinema Unbound Awards, I heard that sentence, or some variation, from most of the more than a dozen folks I spoke with on the topic. For some, the name change – it stands for “Portland Art Museum Center for an Untold Tomorrow” – served as an acknowledgment that the transmutation of the 50-year-old institution into something new was inherently difficult but undeniably necessary. For others, it was followed by some form of: “I get it. But…”, leading into a lamentation of the procedural and/or substantive...
It’s time to ask yourself the dreaded question “What will I do with my kids this summer?” Luckily, with a little research, we’ve found tons of cool summer programs for kids that keep costs very low or even free (and some are online). From the Ranger Rick photo contest to Camp Creatology, these affordable summer programs for kids are some of the best ways to stay busy when they’re not in school. Click here to save this list on Pinterest. photo: Photograph by Matthew Rakola National Geographic's Summer Programs The Planet Possible Family Challenge is a great way to make sure there's minimal summer brain drain. This series of projects and crafts from National Geographic hopes to inspire families to get...
Every May the Fourth, Star Wars fans reunite to celebrate a franchise that has inspired countless other flights of imagination. But throughout its 45-year history, this pop culture juggernaut has transcended its science fiction trappings to become something truly special. If you were to go to Star Wars Celebration later this month and poll random fans about the first time they were exposed to the series, there’s a good chance each would be able to regale you with all the details of their individual stories. You would likely end up with an incredibly diverse range of accounts, with each of the eleven theatrical films named, and probably a good smattering of video games, TV shows, and books as well. Every...
