Something Wicked This Way Comes
Are Halloween traditions rooted in evil? With the fall holiday rapidly approaching, the internet is full of clickbait posts on Halloween stories. Sorry to be a buzzkill, but just because …
“Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death”
Did Patrick Henry utter this staple of American patriotism? Patrick Henry is one of the great early American heroes. In 1773, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, and Patrick Henry convinced …
Winston Churchill and the Cross of Lorraine
Quote?: “The hardest cross I have to bear is the Cross of Lorraine.” (Referring to Churchill’s attitude toward General Charles de Gaulle during World War II) Answer: No quote. This …
Irish Things are actually British
Three “Quintessentially” Irish things that are Actually British St. Patrick, “craic,” and the song “Danny Boy” are just about as Irish as anything you can find. Except that they aren’t, …
Don Draper Would Like to Buy the World a Coke
Mad Men, Don Draper, and the Coke Hilltop Singers Like the rest of the sentient part of the country, I stayed up late the other night to watch the final …
The Many Myths about Rosa Parks
“The Only Tired I was, was Tired of Giving In” The general story we’re all taught about Rosa Parks was that she was a meek and mild housewife who refused …
