All posts by Jay L. Zagorsky
Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel by Americans eager to see the world as COVID-19 eases
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The World Health Organization declared on May 5, 2023, that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a public health emergency. Although the virus is still causing hospitalizations and deaths, many travelers who were reluctant to go abroad because…
Vinyl record sales keep spinning and spinning – with no end in sight
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Over the past decade, vinyl records have made a major comeback. People purchased US$1.2 billion of records in 2022, a 20% jump from the previous year. Not only did sales rise, but they also surpassed CD sales for…
Yes, fireworks prices are skyrocketing, but there should be plenty of bottle rockets and sparklers for you and your family this Fourth of July
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. If you’re looking forward to shooting off bottle rockets and Roman candles this Fourth of July, I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad is that fireworks prices are soaring this year along with pretty much everything…