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NATIONAL FRUITCAKE DAY - December 27

NATIONAL FRUITCAKE DAY Across the United States, fruitcake lovers young and old, commemorate National Fruitcake Day each year on December 27th. #NationalFruitcakeDay Made with chopped candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices and sometimes soaked in spirits, f…

2024-12-27 13:53

9 Most Violent Christmas Movies to Watch During the Holidays

There are Christmas-themed movies out there that make Kevin McCallister’s war against Harry and Marv look like, well, child’s play. Movies that seem to revel in either making their audience’s hearts race or tummy’s feel queasy. Sometimes a bit of both. From s…

2024-12-22 19:00

Seditious Oath Keeper Who'd Been Tapped As Roger Stone’s Security Guard Is Sentenced

Joshua James, who moonlighted as security for Trump's ally and was the first Oath Keeper to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy in the Capitol riot, has been sentenced.

2024-12-20 22:55

Remembering Dr. Lee Edwards (1932-2024), an Anti-Communist Patriot

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of a great American patriot and true champion of freedom-loving peoples (especially anticommunists) everywhere, Dr. Lee Willard Edwards (December 1, 1932-December 12, 2024). The cause of his untimely death…

2024-12-20 17:23

How did Every Member of the Bush Administration Turn into a Democrat?

A while back somebody over at Ace of Spades mentioned that with 2 or 3 exceptions, every member of Dubya's administration turned into a Democrat. My first thought was "that can't be right", and then I got thinking. And it wasn't pretty. So I decided I'd go th…

2024-12-20 15:37

America’s Most Spectacular Gingerbread House Displays

Each Christmas, the Historic Hotels of America, sponsors a Gingerbread house contest. Here are the top ten gingerbread displays hosted by some of America’s beloved hotels

2024-12-18 13:30

NATIONAL MAPLE SYRUP DAY - DECEMBER 17

NATIONAL MAPLE SYRUP DAY Get the flapjacks ready for National Maple Syrup Day. December 17th calls for orders of pancakes, french toast, or biscuits topped off with butter and delicious maple syrup. #MapleSyrupDay It is usually from the xylem sap of sugar map…

2024-12-17 16:08

Torpedo juice: Legendary, illegal WWII liquor drunk in Alaska and the world

Named for the 180-proof ethyl alcohol that powered American torpedoes, the concoction was consumed throughout the Navy and beyond.

2024-12-17 03:28

The Hidden Story of J. P. Morgan’s Librarian

Hilton Als writes about Belle da Costa Greene, a librarian to J. P. Morgan and at the Morgan Library & Museum, who passed as white, despite her Black parentage.

2024-12-16 11:00

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law order

The Constitutional Court has up to 180 days to determine whether to dismiss Yoon as president or restore his powers.

2024-12-14 23:20