In 1915, the Great War was in full swing and the luxury ocean liner Lusitania was set to sail from the U.S. to the U.K. Despite Germany declaring the seas surrounding Britain to be a war zone, passengers and crewmen alike were strangely at ease. Lusitania’s captain, William Thomas Turner, placed a great deal of…
Last year, the WWE Network produced a brief special on Daniel Bryan. The mini-documentary followed Bryan in the days leading up to WrestleMania 30, where he was scheduled to have the biggest night of his then fifteen year career. The documentary briefly touched on what brought him to this point, talking about his days with…
Before the Drug Enforcement Administration, a ragtag group of agents was tasked with stopping the flow of drugs onto the streets of America. Dubbed The Federal Bureau of Narcotics, they took on dealers, thugs, pimps and ultimately, the Mafia. Operating without a governing body, they were often just as ruthless as their adversaries. 90 Church:…
Want to know what happens when we die? You and everyone else apparently. Many people believe in some sort of continuation be it an afterlife, reincarnation or maybe that your soul sticks around and haunts old, abandoned mansions? Unfortunately, no one really knows for sure. With Spook, Mary Roach isn’t going to provide you with…
In 1951, Henrietta Lacks passed away due to complications arising from cervical cancer. Following her death, cancerous cells were harvested from her body and used in ongoing experiments regarding the growth of cells outside the human body. Previous to Henrietta, scientists could only make it a few days before the cells would ultimately die, forcing…
Ever wonder what happens to your body after you die? For most of us, we’re either buried six feet under in a box or cremated and poured into an urn. That being said, there are a few folks who make the decision to donate their mortal vessel to science. In Stiff, Mary Roach explores the…
Raymond Chandler never wanted to be a mystery writer, which is surprising considering how masterfully he performed within the genre. While it was never his goal to be classified as a crime fiction author, he would stretch the limitations of what could be considered a mystery novel, choosing to focus on character development and dialogue…
Ever wonder how the McMahon family became sports entertainment tycoons? It’s all here in Tim Hornbaker’s Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire. I received a free copy from ECW Press in exchange for an honest review. Hornbaker goes back, waaaay back, to the beginning of the 20th century to discuss the roots…
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