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Mary McCoy, December 08, 2020
Since debuting on Netflix in October, The Queen’s Gambit has become the streaming service’s number-one show and its most-watched limited scripted series ever. It’s been responsible for a surge in chess set purchases and new memberships in online chess programs.
Mary McCoy, August 18, 2020
I remember when tarot cards would come out at parties at my house, back when I had parties at my house.
Bob Timmermann, January 22, 2020
Why am I writing about lasagna? Its origins became a topic for discussion among my brothers and I—and I wanted answers.
![Eyeing the situation - Contemplating intricate carvings in antique chess set. [1960], Valley Times Collection, photo credit: George Brich close up of woman staring at a chess board](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/blog_latest_list_120x90/public/blogs/2024-03/00113751.jpg?itok=YUpVxhSo)

![Sheila Madison puts an additional sprinkling of Parmesan on her authentic Italian Lasagne before putting it into the oven for baking, [1965]. Photo credit: George Brich, Valley Times Collection Women sprinkles cheese on lasagna](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/blog_latest_list_120x90/public/blogs/2024-02/lasagnaheader.jpg?itok=rWN_g7Sh)