The cover of Captain America’s first issue showed Cap punching Hitler. Some readers took objection, and the publishers received threats and hate mail. The threats proved so serious that police protection was posted with Mayor La Guardia personally contacting Simon and Kirby to give his support.
4 Simple Ways to Refresh Your Home
Whether it be spring or winter, it’s always a great time to give your home a quick refresher. But that doesn’t mean you have to disrupt your family’s life with massive construction and remodeling work. Instead, consider these simple ways to refresh your home. Look to Your Windows Windows bring brightness into your home, but […]
7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About New York’s Law on Medical Marijuana
New York is a city that comprises of five boroughs located in the Northeastern United States. It is the most prominent and most influential American metropolis with diverse ethnicity. The city has an illustrious economy and healthcare sector, including legalized medical marijuana use. New York laws allow patients diagnosed with certain conditions, such as cancer, […]
Is Santa Claus a psychedelic mushroom?
One fantastic and wonderful origin theory of Santa Claus involves psychedelic mushrooms and shamanic rituals of the indigenous Sámi people who live in northern Finland. Paul Devereux wrote about this incredible hidden history in his fascinating 2008 book The Long Trip: A Prehistory of Psychedelia. Then, Brooklyn filmmaker Matthew Salton blew mainstream minds with this […]
Operation Christmas Drop
Every Christmas, the US Air Force performs Operation Christmas Drop – airdropping toys and other presents to children who live on remote Pacific islands.
The Irish parliament recently spent…
The Irish parliament recently spent €808,000 on a new printer, and when they discovered it didn’t fit they spent another €236,000 moving walls and reinforcing the building. It remains unused as staff refuse to operate it without a pay rise.
The Irish parliament recently spent…
The Irish parliament recently spent €808,000 on a new printer, and when they discovered it didn’t fit they spent another €236,000 moving walls and reinforcing the building. It remains unused as staff refuse to operate it without a pay rise.
Aluminum Christmas trees were…
Aluminum Christmas trees were a real fad from the late 1950s to the early 1960s until ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ killed the fad by portraying the trees negatively.
During the beginning of invention…
During the beginning of invention of electric appliances, they experimented with electric tablecloths. You could basically plug in an outlet anywhere on the table and the lightbulb would light up. Only downside was that you couldn’t spill any liquids on it.
During the beginning of invention…
During the beginning of invention of electric appliances, they experimented with electric tablecloths. You could basically plug in an outlet anywhere on the table and the lightbulb would light up. Only downside was that you couldn’t spill any liquids on it.