This is the grave of Tommy Hanson. Born in 1986 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Hanson grew up in Redlands, California. He was a star high school baseball pitcher, though he didn't move to pitching full time until his junior year. He didn't get a ton of...
Author: Erik Loomis
This is the grave of Bernie Whitebear. Born in 1937 in Nespelem, Washington, Bernie Reyes was half Sinixt and half Filipino, the latter on his father's side. He grew up.
This is the grave of Candy Jim Taylor. Born in Anderson, South Carolina in 1884, James Taylor, better known as Candy Jim, played baseball. So did his brothers. This athletic.
I will be in southeast Asia for the next three weeks as LGM's official correspondent to fund ourselves through pushing completely solid and legit Loomcoin schemes on the economies of Thailand, Cambodia, and Singapore. There may be some local news coverage too.
This is the grave of Sam Goody. Born in 1904 in New York City, Sam Gutowitz grew up in the city and started running stores, part of the Jewish merchant.
On December 26, 1996, the government of South Korea issued new repressive labor laws. The South Korean working class rose up in revolt, leading to an enormous strike that challenged.
This is the grave of Len Ford. Born in 1926 in Washington, D.C., Ford grew up in the stable Black families that the federal government provided. In short, the federal government was the most important employer of Black Americans in the country for a long...
If you want to be on the Nice list, better leave Santa what he wants tonight--some delicious Lucky Strikes. Who needs them cookies when you can have some cigarettes instead?
This is the grave of Michael Musmanno. Born in 1897 in Stowe Township, Pennsylvania, Musmanno grew up in the Italian coal mining immigrant world. Lots of Italians came to Pennsylvania.
This is the grave of James Gordon Bennett. Born in 1795 in Newmill, Banffshire, Scotland, Bennett grew up rich and Catholic, two things. I don't generally associate with late 18th century Scotland. He was a serious enough Catholic that he entered seminary at age 15...
Pioneer Axe is a 1965 film by Peter Vogt demonstrating a dying way of life--high end, hand made axes in Oakland, Maine. Once an axe manufacturing center, this was the.
Reviews of bad celebrity restaurants really are shooting fish in a barrel, but I couldn't help chuckle at this Defector review of the Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce owned steakhouse.