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Published: May 29, 2023 by John Harrington
On Feb. 19, Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former president in U.S. history, entered home hospice care. The 98-year-old Carter, […]
Published: May 27, 2023 by John Harrington
Most of us have been affected, at some point in our lives, by the loss of someone close to us. […]
Published: May 26, 2023 by John Harrington
When they’re not trying to put them on a pedestal, the entertainment media tries to humanize celebrities by saying they’re […]
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons database maintained by the U.S. Department of Justice lists more than 600,000 people that […]
Published: May 25, 2023 by John Harrington
People have been mining for diamonds for more than 2,000 years. The sparkling stones have always been rare, and while […]
Published: May 24, 2023 by John Harrington
Distance running started to become popular in the U.S. in the 1970s – apparently inspired largely by Frank Shorter’s gold […]
Almost 2.4 million soldiers fought in the Civil War – about 1.56 million for the North and probably 800,000 for […]
A serial killer is someone known to have murdered two or more people (some definitions say three or more), usually […]
Craft beers continue to grab market share of the overall beer market in America, as total U.S. beer volume sales […]
Published: May 23, 2023 by John Harrington
Netflix owes much of its success to the diverse inventory of foreign-language series and shows able to be streamed by […]
One in six U.S. adults indulges in binge drinking on a single occasion, according to the Centers for Disease Control […]
History’s most fiendish female criminals are not limited by social status, geography, or a particular time period. What connects them […]
Published: May 22, 2023 by John Harrington
Nightmares – terrifying or unsettling dreams, occurring most frequently during deep REM (rapid eye movement) sleep – are more common […]
Published: May 21, 2023 by John Harrington
Books, TV series, and earlier movies have all provided the starting point for smash-hit film franchises. Some characters or properties, […]
Published: May 20, 2023 by John Harrington
Since time immemorial, nations have built powerful navies to project their power and influence to all corners of the globe. […]
Updated: October 31, 2023 by John Harrington
Armchair historians can tell you about the biggest surprise attacks ever and the impacts they had. Some of the greatest […]
Published: May 17, 2023 by John Harrington
Whether it’s in novels, television series, or motion pictures, spies have always intrigued us. Theirs is a life lived on […]
Hulu was launched in 2007 by partners including Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and NBCUniversal. The Walt Disney Company acquired a […]
Published: May 16, 2023 by John Harrington
An “R” rating for a movie can suggest a variety of possibilities to a filmgoer. It can mean graphic violence, […]
Published: May 16, 2023 by John Harrington and Maria Wood
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while delivering a speech last July. Local media reported the gunman was […]
Published: May 15, 2023 by John Harrington
America has an alcohol problem. Excessive drinking is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States. The […]
Published: May 14, 2023 by John Harrington
Crime fiction has always proved to be a popular genre. The protagonist in the stories is either a world-weary cop […]
Published: May 13, 2023 by John Harrington
Some of the best movies of all time have been rated R by the Motion Picture Association, but critical success […]
Published: May 12, 2023 by John Harrington
The federal government officially ended the COVID-19 public health emergency on Thursday, May 11, more than three years after the […]