February 3, 2021 Being There—a middle-aged, simple-minded fellow named Chance lives in the townhouse of his wealthy benefactor in Washington, DC. The benefactor could even be his father! Having never left the property, Chance has spent his whole life either in the brownstone’s backyard garden [...]
January 3, 2021 World War II is over. On Christmas Eve 1945, in Bedford Falls, New York, 38-year-old George Bailey stands on the side of bridge contemplating suicide on a blistering, snowy, stormy night. Under George's leadership, a Savings and Loan had eventually established Bailey Park, [...]
December 27, 2020 Charles Dickens wrote a story about a mean, old, stingy guy named Scrooge in 1843—almost 200 years ago—A Christmas Carol. It was written during another time of great change when England was transforming from an agrarian society to an industrial one. If [...]
