Want to win a copy of this book? Find out how at the end of this review. Due to a separated shoulder and unhealthy addiction to Angry Birds I've had to put off my review of the text version of America the Story of Us. Well, I've finally beaten my addiction and can render...
[caption id="attachment_3435" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834)"] [/caption] The term "Founding Father" generally conjures up images of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and of course John Hancock, creator of the...
This Sunday April 25th at 9/8c, the History Channel will broadcast the first in a six-part series about the history of America. From the looks of the trailer, this isn't your dad's history documentary. It truly appears to be an ambitious retelling of the 400 year history...
It's been about a month since I lasted posted one of these links of interest posts. If you've been wondering where I've been, I haven't been keeping up with as much stuff, so I didn't have enough links up until now. Did you miss me? 5 Economic Collapses More Ridiculous...
I enjoy movies. But even more than I enjoy movies, I enjoy movie trailers. So with that in mind, here are 7 upcoming or recently released films that you have to see. North Face (In Theaters January 29, 2010) This "suspenseful adventure film" is set in 1936 against a...
[caption id="attachment_2089" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Construction worker with Chrysler Building in background"] [/caption] The stock market crash of 1929 precipitated the Great Depression, and was the most devastating stock market crash in U.S. history...
[caption id="attachment_1525" align="alignright" width="142" caption="Crude: in theaters September 9, 2009"] [/caption] An inside look at the infamous $27 billion “Amazon Chernobyl” case, Crude is a real-life, high stakes legal drama involving global politics, the environmental...
Summertime may be the season for the blockbuster, but the fall is the time for the insightful documentary and the based on a true story biopic. So, without further adieu, I present to you 4 upcoming movies that may pique your interest. An Unlikely Weapon: The Eddie Adams...
[caption id="attachment_1122" align="alignright" width="201" caption="Gen. Eisenhower's D-Day Order. Click to Read."] [/caption] The Normandy Landings were the first operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. The landings commenced on June 6...
