History has had enough strange timing to make a fiction writer jealous. Two people who would change the 19th century were born on exactly the same day, two former presidents died hours apart on a particularly meaningful anniversary, and one family somehow ended up connected to Abraham Lincoln in two
15 Photos from the Peak of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Every age of cinema has its own ups and downs, its winners and losers. Yet as time passes on, the bygone eras of the medium start seeming like the time where everything shined brightest, particularly when nearly all of its protagonists are long gone. We become enamoured with the stylings
14 Possible Causes For An Upcoming WW3
When thinking about bleak scenarios for the future, it is always important to hope for the best, while preparing for the worst. As such, there are plenty of scenarios that could lead humanity into a third World War, but where said conflict would take place shall depend largely on what
14 Things from the 1980s We Wish We Still Had Today
The 1980s had a particular kind of excess that modern life seems determined to sand away. Everything was brighter, louder, more physical, and often considerably less convenient. Some of that is probably for the best, but nostalgia has a funny way of making even questionable products and obsolete technology seem
15 Historical Photos With Just a Little Bit of Whimzey to Them
What’s life without a little bit of whimsy to it? We all have moments of drama, momentous occasions or incredible losses, and even then, we need times of levity to move on with our hopes and dreams. This has been true for all of human history, where entire societies live