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Menachem Wecker

Q: Their job is to stump you — who are they? A: Trivia writers, of course

WASHINGTON — Question No. 1: This seven-word stock line, first introduced in Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1830 novel, “Paul Clifford,” is now used stereotypically to introduce stories. ...

Idaho artist's life illustrated the term 'self-taught'

WASHINGTON – When Gail Johnson, 68, and her 79-year-old sister, Georgia Allred, go shopping, the latter always pauses at the checkout counter and says, “Thank you, Uncle Jim.” That, Johnson ...