Last time I checked, Western Union was still delivering telegrams, albeit with the distinct air of just going through the motions.
But no more: The final telegrams were dispatched on Jan. 27, 2006.
“Discontinuing this service completes our transformation into a financial services company.”
Those are the words of Victor Chayet. Mr. Chayet, who is not the […]
Letting go is hard.
On the web site of Target Corp.—the former Dayton-Hudson Corp.—you can still find a Flash presentation promoting Marshall Field’s flagship on Chicago’s State Street. (One year and two owners ago, Field’s was owned by Target Corp.)
The Marshall Field’s brand name will be thrown in the trash, as new owner Federated Department Stores announced today that the stores will take the Macy’s name.
Shoppers “will continue to benefit from regional buying that remains attuned to local preferences and lifestyles, plus enjoy the distinctive merchandise and shopping experience that’s part of the […]
What does Katrina, and its aftermath, look like from South Africa?
Horror travels surprisingly well, it seems. People here are stunned by it, of course, as they are everywhere, and far too many South Africans remain, even today, conversant with despair; though this tongue, they would have thought, is but rarely spoken in America. (When […]
A librarian pedaled a mile and a half to her parents’ house, unaware of the bomb planted under her bicycle seat.
It’s the work of a man known as “Italy’s Unabomber,” says The Guardian.
Even in the face of terror, some people manage to find creative ways to cope. Case in point: Scarlett Littlemore of London, who added this item to her 43 Things list:
Survive an Al-Qaeda attack right by my home
(Authorities are still trying to sort out who’s responsible for the London bombings, according to the New York […]