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A jeweler appraises a ring, 1960. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. I recently proposed to my girlfriend, and so I spent much of the past few years thinking about engagement rings. In Western culture, at least, the ring has taken on such symbolic significance that we casually and almost exclusively refer to a part of the human body in relation to its function as ring carrier—the one true purpose of the digitus quartus. Spend enough time shopping for engagement rings and one might come to...

Class of 2021 gets challenge on the way out of school

SOPA ImagesGetty Images If you read nothing else on Wednesday, I hope you catch this genuinely epic saga from David Folkenflik at NPR. I freely admit that my cyber knowledge and my general tech savvy can be measured with an eyedropper, but I know a good story when I read one, and any tale that includes Falun Gong, Steve Bannon, several incomprehensible acronyms, and the overall incompetence of the previous administration* is good to be going on with, as they say. And specifically, it involves ...

From Jordan to LeBron, our experts pick every NBA franchises greatest dunker play These iconic NBA dunkers know how to throw down (1:54) Revisit some of the NBAs most iconic dunks from its most iconic dunkers, including Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins. (1:54) A dunk is worth just two points, but the best dunkers in the world always find ways to make it feel like more. From signature in-game slams to unforgettable posterizations to you-had-to-be-there dunk contest moments, players from gene...

From Jordan to LeBron, our experts pick every NBA franchises greatest dunker play These iconic NBA dunkers know how to throw down (1:54) Revisit some of the NBAs most iconic dunks from its most iconic dunkers, including Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins. (1:54) A dunk is worth just two points, but the best dunkers in the world always find ways to make it feel like more. From signature in-game slams to unforgettable posterizations to you-had-to-be-there dunk contest moments, players from gene...

Nursing home lockdowns, aimed at containing COVID-19, created an isolation among residents.

Save the Season: Plan to Fix the Wiz By gorebd on Jan 14, 2021, 4:47am EST 76 The season has started off terribly for the Wizards and a lot of folks are ready to give up on this roster. I can completely understand the sentiment, but Im not ready to quit because IMO theres plenty of talent for this to be a winning team. The organization at least has to try to make changes to determine if a new formula can turn things around or if what were seeing is all the group can be. Im here t...

And i want them to see it. i want them to have the same opportunities. im talking to these kids and i see them. i look at their eye and they feel like they can do it. when i get the feedback that they feelhey have oprtunity, thats it. >> wow. the new orleans pelicans do so much for the community and now we can tie this together. robert, played here. what a phenomenal job to see what hes doing. >> he exemplifies hope and taat the same time, lots of work to be done. still ahead, its the moment s...

>> and robert goes coast to coast. >> its been a tremendous journey and it makes coming back and working here now even more special. >> this was my grandmothers hou house. spent a lot of time here. the water was over the top. the fact its still standing, still here when i come back here, it still brings a smile to my face. despite the way it looks. jersey number 14. ninth ward. some businesses are going but at the end of the night, still waiting for it to completely come back. >> this place here...

>> something gator. >> eat, eat, and then eat again. >> ive got to get vinya. >> get a vinye. i picked us up some and ill bring it over to you guys. maybe. >> i am so jealous. >> i am too. we got a chance to really tour new orleans and get a chance to see the ninth ward, particularly devastated by hurricane katrina 11 years ago with assistant coach of the new orleans pelicans robert pack. and he demonstrates that even after that devastation, he still had heart for this city. >> to grow up and pl...