Archive for the ‘History’ Category
George Harrison: Living In The Material World
George Harrison, one of the most favorite member of the Beatles, is the spotlight of a HBO documentary produced by Martin Scorsese. The documentary will trace Harrison the beginning of Harrison’s musical career in Liverpool, [...]
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6 Ways The Rich Are Waging A War On The Poor
A very real, very true war is waging in America compliments of the Bush Administration. With the divide between classes growing wider by the day, here’s 6 Ways The Rich Are Waging A War On [...]
Top 10 Most Ridiculous Wannabe Rulers Of Nations
Leaders of nations generally get high on the power trip, exhibit strange behavior, and despite their seeming intelligence, are out of their minds. Almost leaders, as in those who made it one step from the [...]
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80 Hottest Women Of The ’80s
Whether you lived through or missed the 1980s, the era was full of some of life’s greatest moments: big hair, heavy metal, spandex, Reaganomics, the birth of MTV, and John Hughes films. The best part [...]
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How Cooked Food Made Us Human
Richard Wrangham, a Harvard anthropology professor, reported conclusions from his study regarding humans and evolution. Wrangham determined that our primitive ancestors evolved from the apes simply by cooking food. Wrangham also further hypothesized that cooking [...]
The Last Bullfight In Barcelona
On Sunday, September 26, 2011 in Catalonia, Spain, history was made before a sold out crowd of 20,000 people. The region held it’s last bullfight within Barcelona’s Monumental bullring featuring matadors José Tomás and Serafín [...]
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The Top 10 Books Lost To Time
Some of the greatest literary figures, from Shakespeare to Homer and even Melville to Austen, completed books that no one will ever have the chance to read. Here are The Top 10 Books Lost [...]
Two Snack Food Veterans Buried With Their Products
Doritos inventor Arch West and Pringles creator Fredric Baur passed away in the same September 2011 week. Both of the men were buried with the yummy snacks they blessed the world with. Here’s Two [...]
Weed The People: Over 35,000 Strong For Marijuana Legalization
The White House just launched a “We The People” site for citizens to step forward and declare their stance on hot button issues ranging from healthcare to pot. Despite public support, it’s not looking good [...]
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Enjoy America’s Castles
Often when one hears the word “castles” images of Europe’s finest first pop into our minds. The fact of the matter is, many castles, palaces, and other great architecture are found throughout North and South [...]
