Author: John Young

Halloween has origins in an ancient Celtic festival, which was called Samhain (pronounced sow-in or sau-an) by the Gaels of Ireland and Scotland. This is derived from Old Irish and means roughly “summer’s end”. A […]

by Kveldulf Hagen Gundarsson When the winter winds blow and the Yule fires are lit, from the north of Scandinavia down to Switzerland, it is best to stay indoors, safely shut away from the dark […]

by Willful Woman Lucy was tromping and harrumphing a stormy path through the aisles of the costume shop. She looked askance at one plastic-trapped costume after another. Her green eyes narrowed and her freckled brow […]

In medieval Ireland, Samhain became the principal festival, celebrated with a great assembly at the royal court in Tara, lasting for three days. After being ritually started on the Hill of Tlachtga, a bonfire was […]

by John Young Syndromes are called “syndromes” because they have no definitively known cause and are instead diagnosed by a preponderance of a constellation of symptoms. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is one such syndrome. CFS […]

by John Young Continuing a trend long predicted by our economic analysis; GM has finalized a deal to sell its Hummer division to China’s Tengzhong. This follows on the heels of Ford selling its premium […]