Novelist Hedwig “Vicki” Baum was born in January 1888 in Vienna into a Jewish family. She attracted international attention in 1929 with her novel Menschen im Hotel which started off a vogue for the “hotel novel.” It was staged as a play in Berlin by the great director Max Reinhardt that same year.
Translated into English as Grand Hotel, the story was turned into an Academy Award winning film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1932, starring Greta Garbo. The author had moved to Los Angeles whilst writing the screenplay, but the rise of fascism stopped her from returning to Europe. By 1935 the Nazis had banned her work. She became an American citizen three years later and began writing in English rather than in German. [Read more…] about Common Carp and Christmas
During this season of giving, it is only right to include the environment on your list of those that need a gift.
Some of the most enduring memories of the winter holiday season are those associated with smell.
For over 30 years light displays were a cornerstone of the holiday celebration at Trinkaus Manor in Oriskany, 
Have you ever wondered where the 
The front page of the December 12, 1963 edition of the Skidmore News published by the students of 
