• Who Was Walter Reed?

    In a time when we are beginning to challenge the figures of the past whom we have chosen to lionize either by erecting statues or giving their names to streets, it seems that Walter Reed, whose name adorns the Presidential hospital at Bethesda, is an utterly apt and timely choice.

    By S. Flannagan October 6th, 2020 Read More
  • What The Tolkien Movie Got Wrong About Wagner

    While Wager and Tolkien share similarities, it could be because the same mythologies inspired them. Tolkien always downplayed any connection to Wagner, even to the point that any comparison annoyed him. "Both rings were round, and there the resemblance ceased," Tolkien supposedly said.

    By Emilia David October 6th, 2020 Read More
  • Mike Pence Won't Dine Alone With Women. Here's Why

    according to The Atlantic, if you want to party with Pence, you'd better hope Karen is at his side. The vice president said back in 2002 that "if there's alcohol being served and people are being loose, I want to have the best-looking brunette in the room standing next to me."

    By Cody Copeland October 6th, 2020 Read More
  • The Bizarre Mystery Behind The Numbers Stations

    Long a mystery, numbers stations are radio stations that play coded messages and anyone with a shortwave radio can listen in. The bizarre mystery behind the numbers stations is that nobody knows who transmits them. Numbers stations broadcast numbers or codes for intelligence officers and spies.

    By Asher Cantrell October 5th, 2020 Read More
  • Why Historians Hate People Upscaling Film

    The trend of "upscaling" historic film –- which includes the process of colorization, improving the resolution to 4k, and standardizing the frame rate at 60 frames-per-second -– has become a huge hit on YouTube. Why do historians dislike it?

    By S. Flannagan October 5th, 2020 Read More
  • The Crazy History Of Cheating In Chess

    As head of the FIDE, the International Chess Foundation, Arkady Dvorkovich stated in a New York Times article, "No matter what the game is, when there are benefits from winning, you have cheating."

    By Richard Milner October 5th, 2020 Read More
  • The Dark Side Of Isaac Newton

    Sir Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists of all time, once claimed: "I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people."

    By S. Flannagan October 5th, 2020 Read More
  • Why Joe Perry And Steven Tyler Can't Stand Each Other

    Despite their seemingly seamless chemistry when rocking out, however, apparently Tyler and Perry can't stand each other off-stage. And the difficulties in their relationship actually date back decades. The two were so notoriously unable to get along that they were nicknamed the "Toxic Twins"

    By Cody Copeland October 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • Why Bob Barker Was Sued By An Animal Welfare Organization

    Barker had every right to pull his support of the pageant and use his celebrity and right to free speech to make a statement about his cause, but one organization -- which claimed to have the same animal welfare goal in mind -- didn't react well to his criticism: The American Humane Association.

    By Cody Copeland October 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • These Are The Sports World Records Richard Branson Has Set

    Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson has several claims to fame. Besides global business success, he's devoted to daredevil stunts that often result in the 70-year-old Virgin Group founder adding a world record to his long list of accomplishments. His first record was in boating 1986.

    By Karen Corday October 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Death Of Bob Stinson

    Even among the booze-friendly Replacements, Bob Stinson could still out-drink everybody. Soon after the SNL incident, Stinson quit The Replacements, although other band members did make him seek help for his substance abuse issues. Stinson was never again a full-time musician.

    By Nicole Rosenthal October 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • Here's What We Know About Kamala Harris' Husband

    Emhoff was born in Brooklyn on October 13, 1964, and moved to California as a teen. He is Jewish, which would make him the first Jewish spouse of a United States vice president. He graduated from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law and worked as an entertainment litigator.

    By Karen Corday October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About Kamala Harris And Jill Biden's Relationship

    Kamala Harris already knew the Biden family well before the 2020 presidential race. During her time as California Attorney General from 2011-2017, she worked closely with the Bidens' son Beau, who served as the Attorney General of Delaware from 2007 until his tragic death from brain cancer in 2015.

    By Cody Copeland October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • How Lil Nas X Got His Name

    Viral rap sensation Lil Nas X rocketed to fame in 2019 with his country-rap hit "Old Town Road," and its remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. While many think Lil Nas X's stage name is a nod to other famous rappers, how Lil Nas X got his name has roots in his internet usernames and his career goals.

    By Daniel Leonard October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline

    Diamond told the Association Press in 2007 (as reported by The Guardian) that the inspiration for the song came while he was staying at a Memphis hotel. There he saw a photograph of then-nine-year-old Caroline Kennedy, daughter of United States President John F. Kennedy, in a magazine.

    By Karen Corday October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • What You Didn't Know About The Saint Of Bohemian Grove

    The moniker "Saint of Bohemian Grove" might conjure imagery of a Grand Poobah-type of coronation where one of the grove's frat-bro elitists is hefted aloft in a chair like C3PO at the end of Return of the Jedi -- except wearing moose antlers. The "Saint" of Bohemian Grove is a real Catholic saint.

    By Richard Milner October 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • What Living In Westeros Would Actually Be Like

    The fictional Game of Thrones universe is based on the late medieval period of Western Europe. The time was exciting and romantic in some ways—if you were rich and powerful. For the vast majority of humanity, it was a miserable time to be alive. Here's what living in Westeros would actually be like.

    By Jeff Somers October 2nd, 2020 Read More