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Helpful Tips for Your Next Fish Fry
When planning fried fish for any group size, it is important to take several key factors into consideration. Not just any type of fish can be used, and the choice of coating, batter, and seasoning can make the difference between a dish people will remember and a soggy, charred mess.
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The Siege of Caffa: Prelude to the Black Death
The Siege of Caffa was a pivotal event in the history of the Western world, likely being responsible for the introduction of the Black Death to Europe, which wiped out up to half of its population.
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Gone Horribly Right: The History of the Africanized Honey Bee
Genetic experimentation in the 1950s resulted in the emergence of what is colloquially known as the "killer bee", an invasive species with highly defensive characteristics that subsequently spread like wildfire throughout the Western hemisphere.
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Back From the Brink: History of the Conservation of the American Bison
In response to the near-extinction of the American bison, conservation efforts emerged that aimed to restore their population and ecological role. After over a century of effort, those efforts have met with success, though challenges remain.
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Twilight of Power: The Decline and Fall of Muammar Gaddafi
The global financial crisis and its aftermath created a fertile ground for social unrest, dissatisfaction, and calls for political change in Libya. The lack of political freedom and democratic institutions set the stage for the emergence of an uprising that would depose and kill its long-time ruler.
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Tanking in American Professional Sports: Strategies, Impact, and Proposed Solutions
Tanking has become a prevalent phenomenon in American professional sports, characterized by teams intentionally losing games to gain strategic advantages, particularly through the acquisition of talented players in the draft.
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The Significance of the Silk Road in Facilitating Cultural Exchange
The Silk Road played a crucial role in facilitating cultural exchange between different regions of the world, paving the way for the spread of ideas, knowledge, and customs across vast distances.
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The Declining Importance of College Basketball as a Pipeline to the NBA
The rise of the popularity of the game of basketball internationally, along with the adoption of several rules by the league in recent years, has led to a rapid decline in the importance of the college game as a vehicle to the pros.
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The Rise and Fall of American Vigilante Films
Genres of art that rise in prominence during specific periods can be a kind of time capsule, even if they seem completely anachronistic or offensive to modern sensibilities. One such genre is the vigilante film, movies that depicted people seeking justice outside the bounds of the legal system.
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The Battle of Actium and the Beginning of the Roman Empire
The Battle of Actium, fought on September 2, 31 BCE, marked a turning point in the history of ancient Rome and the larger Western world.
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The Top Ten MST3K Movies (That Really Aren’t That Bad)
"MST3K" showed the world the true bottom of the barrel when it came to B- and Z-grade cinema. However, some of the movies featured on the show are perfectly watchable on their own.
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The Lightning Face in the Pickens County Courthouse Window
On a courthouse window in Alabama, there is a permanent impression of an anguished human face dating back to the 1800s. Why is it there?
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Fall of a Premier: The Coup D’état Against Nikita Khrushchev
In 1964, Nikita Khrushchev's rivals staged a stunningly swift, efficient, and bloodless coup d'état against the Premier, deposing him from power and forcing him into a "voluntary" retirement.
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King for a Day? How About King for 20 Minutes? The Story of Louis XIX, the Shortest-Reigning Monarch in History
No reign in the history of the world can match the brevity of that of King Louis XIX of France, who abdicated the throne a mere 20 minutes after receiving it.
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A Hard Look Back at the Andy Reid Era of Philadelphia Eagles Football
In order to properly evaluate the Andy Reid Era of Eagles Football, it is necessary to examine all of the facets that contributed to its successes and failures.
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Say Hello to Town Line, New York: The Last Holdout of the Confederate States of America
Town Line, New York, is a small unincorporated town near the Canadian border outside of Buffalo. It holds the distinction of being one of the few communities in the Northern United States to secede during the American Civil War. It formally rejoined the Union over 80 years after the war had...
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The 38-Minute War: Great Britain, Zanzibar, and the Scramble for Africa
The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 was over just 38 minutes after the first order to open fire was given. It remains, to this day, the shortest international conflict in military history, a record that is unlikely to ever be broken.
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A Journey to "The Blue Hole" - The Home of the Jersey Devil
Situated at the southern end of the Pine Barrens in Winslow Township is one of New Jersey's many local legends. "The Blue Hole", as it is known throughout the area, is a piece of local folklore that has endured throughout several centuries.
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The Ethics of Vigilantism in "The Boondock Saints"
The Boondock Saints is an independent crime thriller directed by Troy Duffy in 1999 that tells the story of two Irish Catholic brothers who embark on what they believe is a mission from God to punish those who do harm to others. It is an examination of the ethics of vigilantism and the...
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Big Red Eye: New Jersey's Other Woodland Monster
In the northern part of New Jersey, there is a legendary creature that stalks the forests. Sightings report a towering humanoid figure with hair all over its body, and eyes that shine with a bright red glow at night. This creature is known as "Big Red Eye."
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The Day a Tiger Stalked the Woods of New Jersey
On the evening of January 27, 1999, commuters on their way home from work in the Central New Jersey area found themselves both puzzled and alarmed by a report on their radios. There had been multiple sightings of a large tiger roaming through Jackson Township.
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Hurricane Camille: The Compact Killer
When most people think about Gulf Coast hurricanes these days, Hurricane Katrina springs immediately to mind. However, no resident of the area who was alive in 1969 will ever forget Hurricane Camille, the strongest hurricane to ever strike the mainland United States, and one of the four strongest...
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The Great Northeast Blackout of 2003
At 12:15 in the afternoon on Thursday, August 14, 2003, a seemingly routine procedure enacted by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator set into motion a chain of events that would affect 55 million people in the Northeastern United States and Canada. The Great Northeast Blackout of...
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Don Denkinger and the Blown Call That (Possibly) Turned a World Series
The outcome of Game 6 of the 1985 World Series, in which a badly-blown call by first base umpire Don Denkinger in the bottom of the ninth inning played a role in preventing the Cardinals from putting away the Royals and winning the series, has generated a great deal of controversy and speculation...
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Reggie Strickland: Boxing's Ultimate Journeyman
In the world of journeyman boxers, there is perhaps none more prolific than Reggie Strickland. In two decades, Strickland accumulated two records that are likely never to be broken in the world of boxing: the most professional fights fought, and the most professional fights lost. But a closer look...
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Koala Bears: The Cutest, Cuddliest Animal in the World (That Will Rip Your Face Off)
Comparing the koala's appearance and its behavior in the wild is likely to give you a rather jarring cognitive dissonance.
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Able Archer 83: The Forgotten Close Call that Almost Started World War III
The NATO exercise known as Able Archer 83 was designed to simulate an attack on the Soviet Union following a hypothetical nuclear first strike. The problem was, the Soviets took it seriously.
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The Curious Case of the Philadelphia Sports Fan
Philadelphia sports fans (and really, Philadelphia anything fans) have gotten a terrible rap from the national media for as long as I've been alive. We get down on our own teams when they underperform. We're loud, vulgar, rude, demanding, unforgiving louts with incredibly high standards who don't...
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The 4 Greatest Femme Fatales in the History of Film
Femme fatales are known to make movies more exciting. After all, who doesn't like trouble walking through the doorway in the form of an eluding and seductive female? Just who are the best femme fatales in film history?
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The Battle of Shiroyama: Last Stand of the Samurai
Among the great last stands of military forces, the Battle of Shiroyama is not the most well-known, but it is one of the most tragic. Learn about the samurai warriors' battle.
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The Gadget Watches That Are Making Spy Films A Reality
While the function of standard wristwatches has largely been supplanted by cell phones, there are a number of new watches on the market that incorporate high-tech electronic features capable of replacing some abilities of the smart phone, bringing some of the fictional watches found in spy films to...
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The Dirtiest Presidential Campaigns in the History of United States Politics
The history of politics and presidential campaigns in the United States bears out the reality that our discourse has always been subject to bitter partisan divisions, even during times of national crisis.