Little Known History: Monopoly
This is an awesome piece of ‘true story’ genius that saved thousands of lives.Starting in 1941, an increasing number of British Airmen found themselves as the involuntary guests of the Third Reich,...
View ArticlePictures of the Past, No. 16
The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to...
View ArticleKorean Art
Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds.The earliest examples of Korean art...
View ArticleFacts about Gone With The Wind
It Is the Second-Most Popular Book of All-Time After the Bible.According to Adweek, Gone with the Wind is more popular among Americans than both the HarryPotter and Lord of the Rings series along with...
View ArticlePictures From The Past, No. 17
The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to...
View ArticleTwo Poems by Carmine Giordano
BitchYou get like this when the men keep riding their dicks through town like Pamplona bulls plowing you downwith their seed which you grow for them thick and fat groan them outin season udder themlike...
View ArticleWhy We Call Money What We Do
Money. Sadly, it does make the world go around. There are around 180 different types of currency in the world, including the Albanian lek, the Haitian gourde, the Moroccan dirham, and the Zambian...
View ArticleThree Poems
Phenomenal Womanby Maya AngelouPretty women wonder where my secret lies.I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's sizeBut when I start to tell them,They think I'm telling lies.I say,It's in the...
View ArticleNews You May Have Missed, No. 85
Japan Bullfighting: Women Allowed Into "Pure" Ring After Ban LiftedA woman has been allowed to enter a Japanese traditional bullfighting ring for the first time after a ban was lifted in a bid to...
View ArticlePictures of the Past, No.18
The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to...
View ArticleThree Great Poems and Their Meanings
Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)I met a traveler from an antique landWho said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stoneStand in the desert . . . Near them, on the sand,Half sunk, a...
View ArticleLittle Know Important Artist: William McGregor Paxton
William McGregor Paxton William McGregor Paxton was born on June 22nd, 1869, and died in 1941. He was an American painter and instructor who embraced the Boston School paradigm and was a co-founder of...
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