Kate Maisel

May 20, 2024 | stripes.com | Dee-Ann D |Kate Maisel

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream usually draws customers with gourmet takes on classics like vanilla and pistachio. But occasionally, the artisanal ice cream maker headquartered in New York slips in what it calls a “shock flavor,” like Hidden Valley Ranch or pizza. Surprising flavor combinations – think gravy-flavored Jones Soda or Sour Patch Kids Oreos -- are showing up more frequently in grocery stores and restaurant chains.

Aug 31, 2023 | stripes.com | Todd Martens |Kate Maisel

Ryan Miller, who oversees Disney Lorcana at Ravensburger, has been designing collectible trading card games much of his adult life. (Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times/TNS) When Ryan Miller first played Magic: The Gathering he was hooked. It wasn't long before the Bakersfield teen was attempting to design his own collectible card games. Early experiments were disastrous.

Jul 16, 2023 | stripes.com | Robert Reid |Kate Maisel

Charles Glass’ masterful work “Soldiers Don’t Go Mad” dispels the notion that post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a modern phenomenon of the “woke” generations. The book, by former ABC News correspondent who covered wars in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans, explores the lives of young British army officers who fought in the trenches in World War One.

Jul 13, 2023 | stripes.com | Lisa Smith Molinari |Kate Maisel

Jun 22, 2023 | stripes.com | Todd Martens |Kate Maisel