With the opening ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics tonight (Canada's second turn as host), I thought it was fitting to reflect on the facts about the Winter Olympics. The first Winter Olympics was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. They were the successor...
Yesterday we got to see the captivating matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts, and the two teams did not disappoint. It was a thrilling game performed by the two best offenses in the NFL. I didn't write this post to gush, so let's get to it...
“The shadow of a mighty Negro past flits through the tale of Ethiopia and of the Egypt the Sphinx. Throughout history, the powers of single blacks flash like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness.” -W.E.B. Du Bois I've...
[caption id="attachment_2973" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Gainesville highlighted in red"] [/caption] Gainesville, Florida is the 14th largest city in Florida and according to National Geographic Adventure, is the #1 place to live and play in the U.S. Since...
Despite the best efforts of President and Mrs. Obama, Jesse Jackson, and Oprah, the city of Chicago was eliminated this morning as a potential host of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition came down to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Madrid, Spain, with Rio getting the...
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="168" caption="Image via Wikipedia"] [/caption] Tomorrow is the 61st birthday of one of the most lovable villains of all time, Marvin the Martian. In honor of this momentous occasion, the Mental Floss Blog has devoted their quick...
[caption id="attachment_1166" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Dr. Paul L. Williams"] [/caption] Recently, a scholar by the name of Dr. Paul L. Williams wrote an essay describing the myriad number of ways in which the War on Terror should specifically be a war...
Income Tax History [caption id="attachment_1056" align="alignright" width="173" caption="Abraham Lincoln: Father of the Income Tax (sort of)"] [/caption] Did you know that the Federal Income Tax was first signed into law by Abraham Lincoln as the Revenue Act of 1861...
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, aka the Big Dance, aka March Madness begins today. I would have posted about this sooner, but I'm still reeling from the fact that my beloved Gators are spending their second year in a row in the NIT. Anyway, I was going...
