Humankind should be more in awe of the universe thanks to the new deep-field images provided by the James Webb Space Telescope. Not because the images allow us to travel back in time 13 billion years. Not even because these…
Two of entertainment’s most accomplished and vocal proponents of active aging, both of whom celebrated birthdays this July, remind the industry and public of the value of experience, perspective and longevity. “How can a product be ‘anti-aging’?” Helen Mirren questions….
A Short One-Act Play By Stuart Greenbaum SCENE ONE It’s wintertime 1950 in New York City’s Lower East Side. Seated opposite one another at a table inside popular KATZ’S DELICATESSEN, history’s two most influential “propagandists” are engaged in an animated…
MAKE BELIEVE NEWS SACRAMENTO — Proponents of a controversial new driver safety law enacted today proclaim it will restore civility to California’s roadways by shaming motorists who behave poorly. The radical approach, referred to as road darting, empowers licensed drivers…
MAKE BELIEVE NEWS WORLDWIDE — Caput! The universe’s Higher Power today ordered the cancellation of the human species in what is being deemed an unprecedented act of ultimate authority … and pity. The total recall is due to “irreparable damage…
A short story by Stuart Greenbaum [Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. While the perceptions and insights are informed by professional and personal experiences, no connection to real individuals or circumstances should be inferred.] No one can know…
[REPRISED] Add the mysterious case of the missing “t” to the growing and gloomy list of phenomena destined to further degrade American culture. We’re already surrendering the written word. Acronyms, abbreviations, letters and emojis now indiscriminately replace actual words. On…
MAKE BELIEVE NEWS: You can’t make this stuff up. Or can you? If someone, somewhere, somehow invents something that promises to make life “better” — as in healthier, cheaper, richer, tastier, speedier, more convenient — there was, is and will…
MAKE BELIEVE NEWS: SACRAMENTO, CA, USA — Public interest in farthest outer space is growing exponentially across the globe. The astounding 98 percent increase is being attributed to the billions and billions of individuals who have read the new bestselling…
Photography is such a crapshoot. No pun intended. Throughout 50 years of taking photographs, for both business and pleasure, there’s been countless times (hundreds, if not thousands) when I was certain I just captured a classic image. Less than a…
