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July 19 In History 362: The Roman Emperor Julian, known to Christians as Julian the Apostate, left Constantinople and arrived in Antioch to prepare for the invasion of Persia.  While preparing for the invasion he met Jewish leaders to whom he promised...

In the small town of Circle, Montana, the one coffee shop—a drive-through window serving drip coffee—recently shut down. Lindsey Mitchell, who owns a bakery and restaurant called C-Towne Bakes, told me that there’s nowhere nearby...

Saturday, October 1, 2016. Part 2: Lunch In Quebec City. Our wanderings through Quebec’s old town take us past the restaurant where the Eat Club dined last time we were here. Aux Ancienne Canadiens. The name comes from a novel set in the early years...

Through April 5, 2017, the sign-up bonus on the AMEX Starwood personal and small business cards has increased to a total of 35,000 Starwood points after meeting tiered minimum spending requirements.  And there are so many interesting hotels in Europe...

Even the president of the league can’t help but laugh about it, the optics of it all. Branch Rickey1 chuckles when I reach him at his office outside Austin, Texas, where he runs Triple-A baseball’s Pacific Coast League. That there was a city...