This week, as we near the end of 2025, the writers and editors of KQED Arts & Culture are reflecting on One Beautiful Thing from the year. ou’re entering your homemaker era,” my mother said earlier ...

Oh, the press, the press. What terrible people they all are. In August 1923, President Warren Gemaliel Harding died unexpectedly in San Francisco after a short illness. His body was still making its ...

I would like to know if anyone still darns socks. Please call and leave your name and number at 410-332-6166. It’s for a study I’ve launched — how many Americans darn socks in the 21st Century. Please ...

Some folk who “think” that they know me, label me as cheap. I can only conclude that this label has been assigned to me because of my propensity not to throw anything away. If an appliance stops ...

Making your own Christmas presents. Darning socks. Getting the very last drop of shampoo out of the bottle. It doesn’t matter if you’re Richie Rich or Bobby Broke: If you’re a frugal person, doing ...