TIME TESTED

A Slow Trek to Fast
March 29, 2025
Rapid-fire Pickleball evolves over 60 years as one of America’s most popular sports BY REID CREAGER

Sticky Distinction
February 12, 2025
Louisiana can claim cotton candy—sort of—as a highlight among its well-known inventions BY REID CREAGER

Golden Oops-iversary
December 10, 2024
1974 copyright lapse of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ begat a wild IP journey BY REID CREAGER George Bailey’s life was

Hurricane Helper
November 15, 2024
An indispensable tool of freedom, the chainsaw has debated origins that included a cringeworthy use BY REID CREAGER He was

Unfailingly Flailing
October 10, 2024
Origin and early history of tube men is a cautionary IP tale for collaborators BY REID CREAGER “Wacky, waving, inflatable,

Nashville. Yummy!
July 1, 2022
Nashville gets a “C” grade for its overall number of inventions. That’s a “C” as in the combination candy bar, chicken (hot) and cotton candy.