The Butcher

Daniel Day-Lewis as Bill "The Butcher" Cutting in "The Gangs of New York", one of the best movies of 2002. His character was modeled after William Poole (July 24, 1821 � March 8, 1855), also known as Bill the Butcher, was a member of the New York City gang the Bowery Boys, a bare-knuckle boxer, and a leader of the Know Nothing political movement.

History Lesson

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Florence Vidor, Silent Movie Queen

know your movie history!

When Greece was the Center of the World

things were so much simpler...

My Neighbors

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Why I was a Hippie

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Childhood Hero

God Makes the Earth

all other stories are false...

Ronald Regan was a Michael Jackson Fan

Here is a letter from the former president and first lady to Michael after his "accident."


click on it to make it bigger... kinda touching!

Modern Minoan

How Sad War Is..

Today I took a self walking tour the USS Missouri, the ultimate in 1940's power projection. I imagined what it would be like to be a sailor on board her during a gun battle. It would have scared the shit out of me!

Just Deserts

Thomas Midgley was an American chemist who invented both leaded petrol and CFCs. Though lauded during his time, he has come to be known as having �had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth history� and �the one human responsible for more deaths than any other in history� due to his inventions.

He eventually contracted Polio and lead poisoning and was left disabled in his bed. This caused him to create an elaborate system of pulleys and ropes in order to lift himself from bed.

He died at the age of 55 after being strangled by one of his pulleys and is notable for the fact that both his inventions, leaded petrol and his pulley operated bed, contributed to his death.

Your Move

Minoan ladies enjoying a board game about 3,800 years ago.