History

During a four-day ceremony in honor of the god Huitzilopochtlie in 1487, the Aztecs sacrificed tens of thousands of captives. To this day, however, it is difficult to determine the exact number of victims. Different sources give different numbers of victims. The Aztecs, who ruled Mexico from 1345 to 1521…

The 2016 election was a fluke, a perfect storm of incompetence, misogyny, and apathy that gave us the worst president in US history — You wouldn’t have thought that Democrats would have proven to be so superstitious. I certainly didn’t. This is supposedly the party that refutes magical thinking, is skeptical about religion, and believes in the supremacy of the scientific method. They would have been the last group I suspected of being irrationally…

Captivating Historical Images of Children That Speak Volumes. — Since the invention of cameras, the way we preserve history for future generations has undergone a radical transformation. After cameras became more portable and user-friendly, things changed quickly. A growing number of images began to surface, some of which were simply amazing and left a lasting impression. The images below…

On May 18th, we were graced with the first teaser trailer of the “Killers of the Flower Moon”, adapted from David Grann’s nonfiction bestseller, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. …

Ink Across Borders: The Global Fascination with Japanese Tattoo is Unending — Ever wondered why all gangsters in movies have dragon tattoos on their arms? Or, if not a dragon, then any other tattoo. Basically, whenever a filmmaker wants to show the typical ‘bad guy’ in a movie or series, they give the guy tattoos. This is because traditional Japanese tattoos known…

A Double-Edged Example Of Florida Justice — While flipping through cable channels searching for something to watch, I settled on Rosewood (1997), featuring Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, and Elise Neal. I was generally aware of what happened there and that I was watching a fictionalized account of the events. I compartmentalized my anger while watching, angry about…

Let’s look at the epic song in its first version — Is there new evidence available about one the most famous mysteries of Pop Culture? What the hell is Queen’s song “Bohemian Rhapsody” about? The legendary song feels epic, but incomprehensible, which seems to have been how its author, Freddie Mercury, liked it. A draft version has just emerged into public. I went in for a look. How the song was written has been mostly a blank.

An early MLB star thought he could intimidate an umpire into giving him calls — he was wrong — During a 13-year big league playing career, Patsy Tebeau established himself as a hard-nosed star. Playing during a era when thr scrappiness of both players and umpires was the norm, Tebeau’s ferocity stood out; a testament to exactly how tough he was. He could be intimidating, but not everyone took…