You Call It Obsession & Obscure; I Call It Research & Important

This past July, a fire broke-out in the historic St. John's Lutheran Church on the grounds of Bonanzaville in West Fargo, North Dakota. Bonanzaville, a pioneer village with 12 acres, 43 historic bu...

As a parent, I've long been upset with the sad state of sex education in this country. As a parent of a (now adult) child with special needs, I'm even more upset. Children and even adults with spec...

Have you seen Subway's latest ad ~ the one with the woman who reminds us to "Eat Fresh!" and stay healthy & slim so we can fit into our sexy Halloween costumes? Jezebel did. And out came the re...

My friend Kat from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (best known at at the Halloween Forum as -- wait for it! -- “Kat in the Hat”) makes these fantastically creepy horror dolls by cannibalizing old dolls....

Perhaps it comes as no surprise, but the evolution of the postcard contains many advances that took place during peak holiday seasons.The history of postcards begins with calling or visiting cards, cards...

Board games and other tabletop games are a great way for families to connect at holiday time. Rather than breaking off into different age groups, the generations can sit and interact together, creating...

Ugly sweaters, especially ugly Christmas sweaters, have taken on a life of their own. Inspiring more than giggles and guffaws, these tacky textiles have encourage gag gift giving and even spawned  their...

#If you want something more spook-tacular than the usual contemporary orange and black crepe paper streamers and the traditional cut-outs of orange pumpkins and black cats, consider decorating with antique...

I was reading "Don't Count On Old Bikes Selling High" by Lynn Hopper, and one passage really stuck out: Nothing else drives the antiques and collectibles

If you’re a busy parent struggling to come up with yet another treat or snack to make for yet another child’s Halloween holiday party, I’ve got a clever -- and fast -- idea: Ghost Cookies. The advantage...

Perhaps the one area in which you are least likely to feel "like a museum" or a curator is that, at least in the beginning, you may not have defined your

Perhaps you resist the notion that as a collector you have your own museum. Maybe you (still) imagine that a museum must be significantly historical or b

The board game based on the phantasmic film isn't that great, writes Deanna Dahlsad, but will be a coveted rarity for fans

In the beginning, there was an object. It may have been purchased, inherited, or obtained long ago and never parted with. Somewhere in time this object c

Photographer Alex Waterhouse-Hayward's post has me thinking... He writes: The biggest worry in my mind these days as I toss and turn in bed the waning days of the year has been what to do with 13, ...

Holy crap! Yesterday, I published an article about journalist Edward R. Murrow; and just now I published one about fashion designer Sophie Gimbel. In looking for images for that last article, I fou...