The Hamptons Homes of Your Favorite Celebrities
The Hamptons are a major hotspot for celebrity real estate. Hollywood’s most famous flock to eastern Long Island every summer to live as only Hamptons celebrities can: soaking up sun on...
Napoleon Bonaparte Banned Cannabis Because His Soldiers Were Getting Too High
In Ridley Scott’s historical epic Napoleon, the titular French conqueror, played by Joaquin Phoenix, marches into the deserts of Egypt and orders his soldiers to aim their cannons at the pyramids....
Washington Post erases Israeli minister’s farfetched October 7 rape claim at his request
A note explaining the retraction of the claim that Hamas militants had specific orders as to “which commander should rape which soldiers” indicates the publication censored itself at the behest of...
Where Are the Hamptons, and Why Are They So Popular?
Most everyone who grew up in the Northeastern U.S., or is familiar with the New York metro area, knows about the Hamptons. But for many others, “the Hamptons” is merely a...
Today in History – Edgar Allan Poe was born
No writer has the ability to evoke a sense of horror and dread more effectively than Edgar Allan Poe, born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. Poe’s parents were actors....
First time smoking weed? Start here
Any varsity stoner will tell you that now is a great time to get into cannabis. With recreational legalization sweeping the States, an introduction to cannabis no longer necessitates a clandestine...
Tour the Expanded New York Loft Where Taylor Swift Shot Polaroids for ‘1989’
This artsy downtown New York City loft was where Taylor Swift took the Polaroids that came with her “1989” album. The duplex apartment is part of the iconic MacIntyre building—a cooperative...
An Introduction to James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin (1924 – 1987) was born in Harlem, New York on August 2, 1924 to Emma Berdis Jones, originally from Deal Island, Maryland. He was reared by his mother...
When Alabama Police Kill, Surviving Family Can Fight Years to See Bodycam Footage.
It was early morning on July 8, 2018, when Joseph Pettaway’s family was told by a neighbor that he had been badly injured by a police dog overnight and taken to...
JPSO settles two use-of-force cases, including one that led to autistic teen’s death
Jefferson Parish is forking over an unknown — but likely significant — amount of cash after the sheriff’s office settled two high-profile lawsuits this fall that involved deputies using force against...