The National Ski Areas Association likes to emphasize that catastrophic ski injuries happen less than 1 in a million visits to the slopes. But a study from The Colorado Sun found an average of 10 skiers or snowboarders transported to emergency rooms each day during ski season.
Category Archives: History
Food a la Floyd (James 15)
“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.
If We Can Manage It (Anjali 4)
Thirty four years ago I took a painting class with Vera Klement, but only a few fragmented memories of the experience remain.
My House With Anjali (Julia 2)
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.
The Most Important Person in the World (James 14)
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.
Paul Mason Fotsch 