Different cultures have different attitudes toward time and planning. For instance, Chinese and Japanese cultures tend to focus on long-term planning. Timeframes extend up to 100 or 200 years, while…

I was thinking about my productivity and decided to tidy up my bookshelf and began cleaning it. As I was doing so, I noticed a small mirror on the shelf…

As a novelist, I never imagined that my life would change so drastically. I now manage my father’s office, which provides print and photo services and often find myself helping…

One of my acquaintances buys cheap and small apartments on credit in different parts of the city, repairs them, and rents them out. He called that day, he says. –…

In the fall of 2017, my wife and I were in Japan. We came across a place on Google Maps that had a very high rating, but we didn’t understand…

The hat sat on the dressing table, and Vaska the cat sat next to it. Vovka and Vadik sat at the table and drew pictures. Suddenly, something fell behind them.…

At just 18 years old actress Susan Dey became one of the biggest TV stars of the 1970s. “The Partridge Family” aired from 1970 to 1974 and followed the lives…

Back in the good old days, Donny Osmond was definitely a favorite of mine. One of my most liked songs of his from the early 70’s was “Sweet and Innocent.”…

“She’s a cross between The Beatles and Brenda Lee,” a fan once said. But despite that, American audiences might not be too familiar with Rita Pavone. The Italian singer became…

When the little girl was asked how she was able to get so much money, her reply was simple. She said, “I just hold a sign.” What would you do…