A few weeks back, during the celebration of the "discovery" of the new world by Christopher Columbus, there was a lot of controversial comments made about what he discovered and what kind of man he really was. And it was said that there were teachers who were telling their young charges the truth about the man whose accomplishment we recognize each October. ...more

November 7, 2009

John Manning, the president of the Sun City Center Astronomy Club, compares astronauts involved in space exploration to Christopher Columbus coming to the New World. ...more

October 21, 2009

A sweet potato is not related to the potato. Nor is it related to a yam. It is its own, delicious thing and deserves widespread admiration beyond token holiday meals. ...more

January 10, 2009

For years, the iconic South Beach mansion best known as the place Gianni Versace lived and died was open only to the privileged few. ...more

December 21, 2008

THE ORIGIN OF DISHES The Columbian Exchange, sparked by Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage to America, widened the experience of people in the Old and New Worlds, both for good and ill. One of the benefits was the introduction of new foods to many societies. ...more

September 28, 2008

U.S. officials returned 168 pre-Columbian artifacts to Ecuador this week as part of an ongoing FBI initiative to repatriate stolen cultural treasures to their home countries. ...more

September 26, 2008

What is it about turkey legs that makes them so irresistible? ...more

November 20, 2007