Can hospitals see a bad moon a-risin’? It’s long been a superstition within the medical community that nights of a full moon bring an unwelcome and unpredictable surge in emergency room chaos in hospitals across the country. “Everybody talks about it,” Dr. John Becher of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and formerly AtlantiCare in Atlantic … Read more
It’s 2024, which means February 29 made the calendar cut this go-round, making it a Leap Year. A rare, storied and wondrous addition to Pisces season, read on to learn more about the history, astrology, numerology, and superstitions that surround Leap Day. Why is there a Leap Day every 4 years? It gets math-y, folks. … Read more
If it weren’t for Jeff Beck — the guitar god who died suddenly at 78 on Wednesday after contracting bacterial meningitis — then Stevie Wonder wouldn’t have had one of his biggest hits. Indeed, “Superstition” — the lead single from Wonder’s classic 1972 album “Talking Book,” on which he famously sang that “when you believe … Read more