Those ancients were wild and crazy.. Imagine the scene: A naked herd or folks dancing while the sacrifice of animals takes place.. There are smiles and cheers, and hopes that the burning animals will get the gods to give the dancing nudes fertility.. Oh, and then while the crazy Romans would continue in their deadly … Read moreCupid’s dangerous arrow: Those ancient Romans and what they gave us
Did news just die today? Brian Williams was suspended after a number of days of intrigue.. He lied about a helicopter in Iraq years ago. He also is being doubted over his tales of Katrina of watching bodies float through the street … And now, six months from now when Americans will undoubtedly be baking … Read moreBrian Williams suspended; Jon Stewart stepping down: Which one is the bigger item?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNV5Sq28Mp4?feature=oembed] This is video of a drone flyover of the city of Chernobyl, Russia..I suppose we all know of the deadly and tragic history from the end of the 20th century.. Now, so many decades later—but no danger is gone—a drone captured chilling footage of the city of Pripyat, Ukraine. The city is stuck … Read moreCHERNOBYL FROM A DRONE
This week’s magazine honors Robin Williams with an RIP cover.. I think there are certain moments, like this, when print is still king. People will buy this issue because of the keepsake nature of its existence.. A digital copy isn’t as good as holding history in your hands.. I still subscribe to TIME and also … Read moreTIME MAGAZINE Robin Williams Cover
This happened 40 years ago today. Philippe Petit left a crowd of thousands breathless as he traversed a wire strung between the Twin Towers. Eschewing a safety harness or a net, the 24-year-old walked and danced across the 130-foot gap between the towers, balanced on a one-inch thick steel cable strung at a height of … Read moreHistory on a wire
Russian-themed WWE characters use MH17 disaster as part of act » The characters Lana and Rusev launched into an anti-American rant in which they made reference to the flight MH17 being shot down and hailed Russian president Vladimir Putin for ‘making fools’ out of the U.S.. People are quite angry about this, so the mainstream … Read moreWWE doing what it does best: Commenting on pop culture and current events