Gen. George S. Patton was one of the big successes of World War II. He was one of the key players in accelerating the close of the war in Europe. It is also widely known that Patton’s personal style of commanding troops was fueled by egotism, pride, a sense of
While there are a great number of skills and abilities different MMA fighters display, powerful punchers will always be the number-one crowd pleaser. Casual fans and the obsessed alike can’t help being stirred at a deep level after seeing one fighter KO another. Considering the 4-ounce gloves MMA fighters compete
One moment Ariadna Jacob was busily running Influences.com, a talent management company that partners social media stars with big brands, and the next moment her name was being dragged through the mud by a former client with a personal gripe. Soon, the calls for her cancellation significantly increased when the
Say what you will about the negative consequences of our nation’s military industrial complex; however, our government and its corporate contractors have a knack for cranking out seriously impressive hardware. Although they’ve long been a staple of action and science fiction movies, laser weapons have taken a long time to
Every once in a while, when all the proper cultural, financial and astronomical forces align, the movie industry hits a hot streak. These include old-school slasher movies and every Adam Sandler movie from the ’90s, but perhaps the best example of them all is the string of legendary ’80s teen
That grandmaster of the horror genre, Stephen King, wrote Christine back in 1983 about a Plymouth Fury that was possessed with an evil spirit. It was directed by another kindred spirit of horror, John Carpenter. The movie starts showing the car, a bright red ’58, coming down the assembly line.
Vlad Dracula, or Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for the iconic vampire Count Dracula, was a 15th-century Eastern European warlord remembered to this day for his unmatched cruelty. Vlad the Impaler was born a prince of Wallachia, a region in modern Romania. In the 15th century, Wallachia lay surrounded by
Could Wold War lll happen in our lifetime? The enemy? Iran? Russia? China? Yes? No? Maybe? Real or imagined, the thought inevitably leads to discussions of the readiness of the American people. With a draft, could we win a war against another nation with a strong military, backed by a
The Serbian war criminal Arkan was enjoying a drink in the lobby of the InterContinental Hotel in Belgrade on January 15, 2000, when two men in tracksuits approached. His wife, the Serbian pop star Ceca, was shopping in La Frans Boutique, 50 meters away. Arkan and his bodyguards had good
