You’ve probably heard of Christmas in July. It’s some weird phenomenon that’s been going on since the 1940s. I vividly remember seeing cartoon Christmas specials replayed in July and young me was quite perplexed. Why…
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“It’s a sultry night in July. You’ve fallen asleep in the armchair. Abruptly, you startle awake, disoriented. The television set is on, but not the sound. You strain to understand what you’re seeing. “Two ghostly…
Nothing soothes the soul quite like singing. Since the dawn of time, singing has endured as one of humanity’s greatest pastimes and art forms. So if music is one of, if not the most popular…
There’s no easy way to express how utterly paramount the Women’s U.S. National Team win in the World Cup is. In a tournament that has only existed since 1991, the women’s team has taken home…
27-year old Marshae Jones, a Birmingham, Ala. woman, was charged with manslaughter after she was shot in an altercation that led to the death of her five months old unborn child. However, the shooter, 23-year…
This past Wednesday was Juneteenth, the most popular celebration of emancipation from slavery in the U.S. The holiday stems from the events of June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas,…