This is the grave of Andrew Johnson. Born in 1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina, Johnson grew up in poverty. His father, or at least alleged father since many thought he was from an affair his mom had, died young. His mother apprenticed him to a...
Author: Erik Loomis
My musical highlight of the last two weeks was visiting The Big House, where the Allman Brothers and various hangers on lived in the early 70s. I was down in.
We need a thread on the new baseball rules. To me, they are all objectively good. See, baseball's endless focus on "tradition" is just terrible. The game is ENTERTAINMENT. When.
As Timothy Noah notes, the rise of child labor in America is directly connected to Republican policies on the issue, as in Republicans are objectively pro-child labor. Child labor is back. The Labor Department’s wage and hour division recorded a 37 percent increase in 2022 in the...
When I teach my environmental history courses, I tell my students that if they want to work for the rest of their lives, go get a degree in water law.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 04: Hundreds of members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) march to the Manhattan headquarters of BlackRock, the largest shareholder in the.
The most important story of our time has broke and the Washington Post IS ON IT!!!! Where and what presidents eat is an enduring fascination. We love to scrutinize former president Donald Trump’s ketchup-doused steaks or the Obamas’ penchant for culinary hot spots. So when...
Against the will of the state's Republicans of course. Just after the Affordable Care Act fully took effect in 2014, around two dozen GOP-run states were refusing to implement the.
Can't make this shit up. A Sacramento dildo saleswoman was secretly unmasked as the leading propagandist behind a neo-Nazi network that encourages acts of far-right terror and celebrates the people.
This is the grave of Gioachino Rossini. Born in 1792 in Pesaro, which was then in the Papal States, but now of course is in Italy, Rossini did not grow in real wealthy circumstances. His father was a well-known trumpeter, but it's not as if...
Damn......the last I heard, Shorter was real healthy. But at 89, it doesn't take much. Absolute legend, one of the great saxophonists and composers of all time. His albums of.
This is the grave of Wilma Dykeman. Born in 1920 in Beaverdam, North Carolina, Dykeman grew up in and around Asheville. Her background was a bit different than a lot.