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6 Jun 2021 2 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast
On June 6, 1970, former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett played his first (and what would prove to be his last) concert as a solo artist. Today marks the 51st anniversary of that strange, yet intriguing performance. Barrett, accompanied on stage by Pi...
5 Jun 2021 21 minute read 7 comments YouveBeenGreeked
Sire, remember the Athenians. These words whispered into King Darius's ear every day since Athens aided in the Ionian revolt would not be forgotten easily. The revolt was ultimately a failure for the Greeks, and the Persians would not stop until...
5 Jun 2021 8 minute read 1 comment jozefkrichards
Outspoken, misunderstood, and yet an icon to many, Tupac Shakur became the face of rap in the 1990s before his murder in 1996. His life and music were filled with controversy, but they were also filled with insight, intelligence, and heart. 420 to 30...
4 Jun 2021 4 minute read 0 comments B0900223
Most people do not know this but the United States was not the first country to be offered to buy Alaska. There were other countries that were offered to buy the large mass of land west of Canada. One of those countries was Liechtenstein. But why was...
4 Jun 2021 4 minute read 1 comment tych0_21
BACKGROUND & ECOLOGY: Known Range Great Angelica (Angelica atropurpurea), also known as Purplestem Angelica, is a biennial flowering plant species native to Eastern North America from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada to North Carolina, USA an...
3 Jun 2021 5 minute read 4 comments jozefkrichards
They changed the face of rock and roll to something decidedly heavier when they hit the scene in the late 60s. Of course, I wasn't anywhere to be found back then, but 50 years later their music is still playing loudly from my speakers. 420 to 30: A M...
2 Jun 2021 6 minute read 3 comments jozefkrichards
One of the great 20th century poets also happens to be one of its greatest popular musicians as well, Bob Dylan. His music and lyrics have pervaded 6 decades of culture and few can claim authorship of more music in a single lifetime. In spite of a ca...
1 Jun 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Cje95
Last week brought to a conclusion a wild ride that was my internship on Capitol Hill. It was a crazy four months that really ended rather blandly. The new interns arrived last week and so far from what I have heard they have fit in really well. In th...
1 Jun 2021 12 minute read 3 comments The Empress
Following on from my article about Ponzi schemes, today we’re going to talk about another type of scam that many crypto projects are accused of being: the Pump & Dump. Like the Ponzi, all Pump & Dumps are financial scams, but not all financial sca...
1 Jun 2021 2 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast
Before I took a deep dive into the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the frontman was only known to me as "the guy who sings that Free Fallin' song." I would hear that tune and host of other radio hits including "American Girl" and "I Won't B...
