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Improving Opera

Harry Padington of Newgate writes: I run an opera company, and attendance has been flat. A rival company in our city’s been packing them in, though. How can I increase our audience share?

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Tummy Video of the Ancients

An article, with a picture of an old Viking pendant in the shape of a dinosaur, has got me thinking. Could there be more surprises like this lurking in museums and attics? What else might our remote ancestors have known about that we never expected?

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Walking Backwards

Emily H. of Chilliwack, BC, Canada writes: Dear Tyler, I would like to be able to walk backwards, but I keep tripping over things or bumping into people. Can you help? Emily, Emily. Why must… Walking Backwards

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Gripesgiving

Harley asks, “Why do we have a special day for giving thanks, but not a special day for complaining?” This is actually not a bad idea…

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Fate of the Apostrophe

“Somewhere in Kansas” asks: What’s the deal with apostrophe’s? The apostrophe has become a point of contention between those who believe that punctuation marks should have some meaning and dammit I’m going to make you… Fate of the Apostrophe

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Humanist Solstice Songs

Dear Tyler (writes Kendra Monkton of Vinings, GA), I’ve been asked to perform music for a Humanist Solstice celebration. Do you know of any suitable songs? Anything that just talks about the weather any sleigh-bells… Humanist Solstice Songs

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Star of Vengeance – listen free

In a previous life, under another name, I scripted a series of radio programs. Star of Vengeance, ten episodes of about ten minutes each….

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