In copyright law, the public domain is the designation given to intellectual property that is not owned or controlled by anyone. Anything can enter the public domain, including books, images, movies. As a result, a large number of classic books and movies can be had online...
One of my favorite video game franchises ever is the Call of Duty series. This past November, Activision and Infinity Ward released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a sequel to their award-winning game from 2007. This game will surely be on every gamer's wishlist this...
In November 1970 a dead gray whale washed ashore in Oregon. In an effort to dispose of the rotting carcass, the Oregon Highway Division decided to blow it up, and let nature do the rest. This is a prime example of what happens when humans automatically defer to dynamite...
Here is an excellent video from RodMacbeth.com that I just had to share with you. It's a short collection of historical figures who were told at some point in their life that they wouldn't amount to anything. This video just proves that nobody can predict the future...
This famous quote comes from the 1988 Vice Presidential debate between Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen. Quayle, responding to critics about his experience, drew a comparison between John F. Kennedy's age and his own. Bentsen's response is classic: "Senator, I served with...
The only existing video of Anne Frank has made its way to Youtube, thanks to the Anne Frank House. The video is actually of Anne's neighbors' wedding video. You can see her at 10 seconds, when she leans out her window to sneak a peek at the new couple. The couple were...
[caption id="attachment_2078" align="alignright" width="155" caption="Wilfred Owen - Image via Wikipedia"] [/caption] This is one of my favorite poems of all time. It was written by Wilfred Owen, a British soldier, during World War I, and was in stark contrast to public...
“Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.” -Ben Franklin The above quote is one that my grandmother repeated almost daily during my formative years, although I didn't fully understand what it meant until I reached adulthood. I'd probably never fully understand...
Over at A Blog About History, there's a youtube video up showcasing the last 100 years of special effects. I watched it, and was pretty amazed at how far the movie industry has come at faking it. I was disappointed, though when I didn't see the infamous Batman shark attack...
