When Doug Wheelock came home after 163 days in space, he said he had craved the aroma of leaves, grass, flowers, and trees, the rush of Earthiness that reaches astronauts only when the hatch opens back onto the living planet Saving Tips June 9, 2026 When Doug Wheelock came home from the International Space Station in November 2010, the first thing that startled him was…
In 1965, Mary Allen Wilkes wrote LAP6 for the LINC computer from her parents’ Baltimore home, testing an interactive operating system on a 250-pound machine in the living room and becoming the first known person to use a personal computer at home, twelve years before the Apple II reached buyers Saving Tips June 8, 2026 In 1965, Mary Allen Wilkes was writing software in her parents’ Baltimore home for a computer that weighed about 250…
‘I feel like I’m living a lie’: My husband and I pretend we’re strapped for cash in front of friends. Is that bad? Personal Finance May 26, 2026 “I’ve found that acting ‘normal’ means others treat me like one of the group.”
