Jillian Oliver
School
University Of North Carolina, Greensboro, City University Of New York
Expertise
History, Anthropology, Film
- Jillian writes about old Hollywood, cocktail histories, museums, and space.
- For Revelry Tours, she penned articles about the Museum of Death and the French 75 cocktail.
- Her literary work has appeared in funky publications and strives to deal with the more disturbing sides of the human psyche
Experience
Jillian is a writer living in New Orleans, Louisiana, who practices both fiction and nonfiction writing. She began her writing endeavors in college, where she studied English and anthropology and wrote feature articles and film reviews. She started out film blogging for various websites while also occasionally publishing more literary pieces in publications like The Blotter Magazine and Gargoyle Magazine. Most recently, she freelanced with Revelry Tours in New Orleans, writing articles for their website and creating walking tours. Along her writing journey, she's carried sundry interests, including archaeology, astronomy, pseudoscience, and all things controversial and bizarre.
Education
Jillian is currently working toward her Master of Arts in Museum Studies at the City University of New York. With a specialization in marketing and communications, she hopes to understand how publications and the written word are valuable to museums.
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Stories By Jillian Oliver
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In 1971, a curious discovery sent the media into a tailspin. Here's the story of the uncontacted Philippines tribe that might have been a hoax.
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Upcoming Finnish film star Sirkka Sari had a bright future ahead of her until one tragic mistake led to her death in 1939.
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Population growth is a contentious issue in talks about natural resources and climate change, and scientists got candid about Earth's true carrying capacity.
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The celebrated science fiction writer that seemingly predicted social media back in 1987 wrote several stories seeming to have foreshadowed societal changes.
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A meteoroid that was found in the Gobi Desert in Asia, called the Pallasite Meteorite, may have predated the Earth itself, dating back 4.5 billion years.
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Land-based prehistoric life seems to get the really big-budget movie treatment, but megalodon has attracted some scientific attention of its own lately.
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Start digging in the yard -- maybe a new garden, or beginning a building project -- there's no telling what you might find. Or what size it might be.
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There are certainly those co-workers who are annoying as the day is long. And then there are those who resonate beyond the workplace, for good or ill.
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Part of the fun (and, yes, part of the frustration) of studying history is that new evidence continuously comes to light, giving fresh insights into the past.
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Diana Spencer, the former Princess of Wales, died in a rather public and tragic way. One thing that remains undetermined has to do with a particular white Fiat.
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London's Wellington Arch is one of the city's best-known landmarks and its significance is tied to its original intended purpose, representing England's power.
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In the late 1960s, David Bowie ended up at Samye Ling, a Buddhist monastery located in Eskdalemuir, Scotland. There, he would receive a bit of profound advice.
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It seems that there is a lot of regalia connecting royalty and the color purple. Here is the eye-opening reason why purple is closely associated with royalty.
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Henry Louis Wallace, also known as the Taco Bell Strangler, violently killed a number of women. Here is why it took authorities took so long to convict him.
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George Takei and Walter Koenig were part of the cast of the original series of "Star Trek." Here is what the relationship was like between the actors.
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Several religions practice the throwing of dirt on the coffin in their funeral rites, and thus it has various but similar symbolizations. Here's what they mean.
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Climate change is impacting Europe, which is facing droughts in its waterways. As a result, the Danube River recently revealed rather unsettling Nazi finds.
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A watch that belonged to Adolf Hitler recently sold at auction for a high price. Here is more about the watch itself and the French soldier that looted it.
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The ancient city of Ani isn't often listed as one of the world's natural wonders, but it holds plenty for lovers of archaeology and the Middle Ages.
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Doris Day's bright smile, acting talent, and singing voice made her an icon of entertainment. Here is who inherited her money following her 2019 death.
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In 1639, the transit of Venus was documented for the first time by two British astronomers, based on the work done by Johannes Kepler. Here's how they did it.
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The Quinn Gray kidnapping hoax didn't take police long to figure out, but it was almost like a real-life Gone Girl.
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Brandi Worley got 120 years in jail after she murdered her two children in 2016 when her husband, Jason, asked for a divorce. Here's where Jason Worley is now.
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Barry Scheck was a star defence attourney in the 1995 O.J. Simpson case in which Sheck cross-examined an LAPD criminologist. Here's what Scheck is up to now.
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Israel Keyes was a serial killer from Utah said to have killed 11 people before being apprehended in 2012. Here's how he kept his daughter out of the spotlight.
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On August 7, 2015, Vermont woman Jody Herring brutally shot and killed four people, including a social worker, her aunt, and two cousins. What was her motive?
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Thomas Jefferson had an impressive array of responsibilities. He was part of the Committee of Five, and he also drafted the Declaration of Independence.