Jennifer Medina

Everyone thinks they’re oh so funny, but when put on the spot, lesser men crumble. That’s why only the bravest of comedians try improv. Even then, few succeed. Flying by the seat of your pants and working with nothing but your wits and the words of strangers can be a...

You know that old adage about how you can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his mother? Well, the same holds true for a country’s conduct; just ask the experts. Valerie Hudson, coauthor of Sex and World Peace, is an authority on women’s security and its...

The significance of an object is directly related to how interesting the object’s story is. Need proof? Just ask Rob Walker. In an experiment designed to explore the importance of narrative in relation to the value of objects, he joined forces with several storytellers and let them spin their tales...

Admit it. You’ve spent several hours engrossed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, completely mesmerized by a bunch of kids spelling words that you’ve never even heard. It’s quite impressive, watching middle-schoolers go head to head in the coolest of all nerdy competitions. Adults don’t do it because, quite honestly,...

If you didn’t get your art auction fix at Art Conspiracy, you’re in luck. The Winter Art Mart and Silent Auction carries on the tradition of art for a good cause with a special three-day event benefiting the visual and performing arts programs at the Bath House Cultural Center. With...