A mnemonic device is a shortcut memory aid to storing facts fast and accurately. Mnemonic (the m is silent) is eponymously derived from Mnemosyne, the shadowy daughter of Uranus and Gaea, a wife of ...

It took 120 years, but here it is, finally: a mnemonic device for Everett’s downtown streets. But first, let’s review how we arrived at it. Everett was founded in 1892, when a bunch of East Coast ...

British journalist Christopher Stevens talks about his new book, Thirty Days Has September: Cool Way to Remember Stuff. Stevens says the book is aimed primarily at children and was based on his ...

A cheese plate is a beautiful thing. But if you’re unskilled in the kitchen, you may not know what goes into creating one. To make it easier, remember this mnemonic device: “Something old, something ...

As we exclusively reported yesterday, daylight savings is ending late tonight (technically tomorrow morning) at 2 a.m.. On the plus side, you will get one more hour of sleep. Unfortunately, this will ...