John Robinson

1 week ago | uncut.co.uk | John Robinson

“Before Elvis,” John Lennon famously said, describing the cultural landscape of the 1950s, “there was nothing.” And if you were a young aspiring musician looking for an escape from your suburban existence, then that must have been how the decade seemed. Post-war austerity. Scant television. “How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?” on the radio. As you’ll read in this new magazine, though, if it felt like there was nothing before Elvis, there was plenty going on at around the same time.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | John Robinson

3 hours agoThis harmful tendency can interfere with your relationships, career, money and more. People today have access to more information than ever before in human history, but that doesn’t mean we want to know everything. In fact, many folks lean into a common tendency called “the ostrich effect” when …

1 week ago | wgrd.com | John Robinson

Here's a little jaunt you may want to include in your next Michigan roadtrip: a visit to Estey and Rhodes, two former lumber towns that have dwindled down to a small population...in other words, they're currently considered 'ghost towns'. These two towns - Estey & Rhodes are in Bentley Township in Gladwin County and are not far from each other.

1 week ago | wkfr.com | John Robinson

Meijer has no 's'. Neither does Kroger, or J.C. Penney. So why do we usually add an 's' on the end? "Hey, let's go to MeijerS" or "I'm heading out to KrogerS" or "I've been shopping at J.C. PenneyS". We do it. We all do it. I do it. And I know it's wrong. But I don't care. We do it, accept it, and are comfortable with it. Most Michiganders are notorious for adding that extra 's' at the end of a business name...but not for all of them.

1 week ago | wgrd.com | John Robinson

public domainShare on FacebookShare on TwitterI think anyone who has lived in Lansing long enough realizes that, yes.....the city has had its share of houses of ill-repute: some hidden, some well-known,and some legendary. But this was a new one...I had never heard of this before until I came across the story on 'Lost Lansing'. Just a few blocks east of the Capitol Building in downtown Lansing was the city’s most infamous house of prostitution.