Articles by Becky Harris

I’ve been watching I’m Dying Up Here on Showtime, a series that centers on a comedy club in Los Angeles in the 1970s. As a Gen-Xer I remember the era from a child’s perspective, and a lot of the decor was so bad that I still remember it. Through a nostalgic lens, though, there are elements of…

Some of the most admired kitchens these days have floor-to-high-ceiling cabinets, with a glorious rolling library ladder keeping it all accessible. But not many of us have the room or the budget for that, and we’ve realized that precariously balancing on a swiveling counter stool while reaching for that…

July 23, 2017, kicks off Shark Week, a period the Discovery Channel has managed to make a big deal through excessive amounts of hype (yes, I realize I’m adding to it). Sharks are scary; memories of Jaws have many of us checking our Sharktivity apps before we leap into the sea. And sharks are magnificent,…