Ahhh … the innocence of children. Feeling that the world is as right as rain and that every nursery rhyme or song you learn is just that. Nothing mysterious, nothing dark, lyrics that seem as though they just arrived with no meaning behind them and just a simple tune or
They weren’t called the Dark Ages for nothing. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe was plunged into a state of anarchy. All semblance of the institutions that provided order and safety during the years before were gone. It would take many hundreds of years for new ones to
Look up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s … wait, what is that? We’ve all seen them, and most of us have wondered about them: those long, white, cloud-like streaks in the sky. Some believe they are condensation trails, better known as contrails. These are
Elbows are illegal in many fighting sports, and almost all amateur fighting in North America, because they easily lacerate. If a parallel elbow is executed properly and contact is made with the point of the elbow on any part of the forehead, skull, or orbital bone region, it’s highly likely
Casinos stay in business by doing one thing and doing it well—separating gamblers from their money. Free booze, Vegas shows and fine dining may be nice, but when it comes to gambling, the house always has the edge. Our Best Bets For Winning So, with that in mind, what’s the
Puerto Vallarta sits on Mexico’s west coast with beautiful beaches, colonial Spanish architecture and Sierra Madre mountains that seem to slam right into the Pacific Ocean. In June 2003, fugitive rapist and Max Factor cosmetics heir Andrew Luster was holed up in the tourist village. Rather than face justice in
As so often seems to happen, a car in an adventure production becomes as much a celebrity as the actors do. Sometimes, the car’s role in the plot makes perfectly good sense. Sometimes, you might as well hire the Flat Earth Society to run the motorpool. Starsky and Hutch Gran
While I can’t tell you the history of the necktie, I can tell you that wearing one in a fight is about as likely to get you f*cked up as wearing a pair of high heels. A tie can be used as a handle to move and hold somebody so
It calls to you like a whispering siren from the sea. The cold steel with its gentle curve and stoic lethality. Its design dates back over 1300 years and is still considered the gold standard of blade design. It is the classic Japanese Katana in all its epic history and
