Scent and memory: How a childhood in Ventnor became a perfume
By Julia Train Smells have the power to transport people back to specific times and places. If you wear a certain perfume for a significant event, whenever the scent is smelled later, the brain remembers. Renée Junewicz does the opposite by using her childhood...
How ‘song doctors’ saved these classic tunes
By Seth Briliant Between 1900 and 1940, thousands of songs were published. Some became very popular and have endured to this day, while others languished on dealers’ racks and were slowly (or sometimes quickly) forgotten. Many songs have interesting stories about...
Top Weekly Entertainment Picks
By Steffen Klenk With one week to go until Memorial Day, now is the time to step outside and enjoy one of many weekend festivities. Visit over 100 vendors as they line the streets of Historic Smithville for Mayfest, pick up fresh veggies and craft items at Somers...
As Alice Cooper heads to Ocean, a look at why he’s so important
The Casino FileBy Chuck Darrow Over the course of his nearly-60-year career, 1970s “shock-rock” icon Alice Cooper has sold some 50 million albums and remains a popular live attraction (if not the arena-filling sensation he once was). And he’s enshrined in the Rock...
Atlantic City Headliners
Friday, May 16 The 80’s Rock Tour 9 p.m. Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Chris Tucker 9 p.m. Tropicana Showroom Saturday, May 17 Kane Brown 7 p.m. Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Jess Hilarious 8 p.m. Harrah’s Atlantic City Friday, May 23 Yachty By Nature 9 p.m. The Music Box...
