Lots of tourists dressed in the Ming/Qing dynasty added to the atmosphere of the many shop alleys. We had a good time strolling the streets admiring the shops and architecture of this old town, especially at ni
093 regular-season games and 40 more in the playoffs while being the first manager to guide five different organizations to the postseason. And still, the glory he tasted just once in his 19 seasons playing, in 1981 on the Los Angeles...
The NFL has had several geniuses when it comes to coaches. Yet when it comes to coordinators many have not received their due nor have any made the Pro Football Hall of Fame based on their contributions. One coach that did receive Hall of Fame consideration was Dick LeBeau (enshrined in 20...
But one school has, for upwards of a half century, quietly been producing some of the most impressive college quarterback seasons: Brigham Young. Between Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer and Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks like Jim McMahon and Steve Young, there are many NCAA record holders and ...
mounting up beyond the ability of many borrowers to pay. This is what led to the royal amargi, andurarum and misharum “Clean Slate” proclamations of Mesopotamia during 2400-1700 BC, cancelling agrarian debts (but not commercial obligations, that is, the placement of money with tamkaru-merc...
Yesterday, Facebook was down for a couple of hours. It got people thinking...what if it went away forever? What would happen to all of the photos I have saved there? How many of you have been saving all of your photos on Facebook as if it was your own personal scrapbook? First of...
"Crown of Horns" sticks out as a song that allows you to shapeshift in those ways and work in a really interesting way melodically that's Judas Priest, but different. Many bands find it hard to break out of their usual box. Some bands are very comfortable with that approach. I’m not...
heavier than ever before on their third LP. Behind the album’s dour, minimalist cover art, lay a raft of new doom standards in “Children of the Grave” and “Into the Void” – but also a pot anthem for the ages in “Sweet Leaf,” which many cite as the official birth of stoner...
heavier than ever before on their third LP. Behind the album’s dour, minimalist cover art, lay a raft of new doom standards in “Children of the Grave” and “Into the Void” – but also a pot anthem for the ages in “Sweet Leaf,” which many cite as the official birth of stoner...
In a decade that featured many hugely hyped toys, arguably none was bigger than Cabbage Patch Kids. The adorable dolls, with soft cloth bodies but hard plastic heads, came with names and adoption papers so that little ones could feel like they were real parents to the toy. Introduced on th...