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The Top Ten Must-See Locations in Greece95

The Top Ten Must-See Locations in Greece

A travel guide to some of the best locations in Greece, from Olympia to Santorini, from Delphi to Athens. Includes basic travel info, as well as helpful links to language guides, travel insurance and exchange rates.

24 comments    travel education vacation
5 Ways to Effectively Annoy your Cat93

5 Ways to Effectively Annoy your Cat

Let's face it, that cute, furry and cuddly beast known as the domestic house cat can be a domestic pain in the arse. If you "own" one, you know exactly what I mean. They don't come when called, they stand on your head at 6 in the morning when...

102 comments    how to tips education
Tempests, Tylenol, and Crab: My Adventure in the Aleutians92

Tempests, Tylenol, and Crab: My Adventure in the Aleutians

A tempest was approaching, and I laughed, howled really, at the absurdity of demanding such things of myself. The wind was unlike anything I'd experienced, yet my pride carried me on, up to the top of Pyramid Peak. As I made my ascent, the gales...

22 comments    travel fishing winter
The Theocracy and Pro-Western Youth of Iran88

The Theocracy and Pro-Western Youth of Iran

The following is my contest submission through the Pulitzer Center on the question, "How can US foreign policy be improved by the paradox that Iran is often viewed as America's most serious threat even though its youthful population is among the...

59 comments    education politics america
Alexander the Great's Absolute Thrashing of Darius at the Battle of Gaugamela88

Alexander the Great's Absolute Thrashing of Darius at the Battle of Gaugamela

334 years before Christ, Alexander of Macedon stormed into Asia Minor and began a series of conquests that would result in the defeat of the mighty Persian Empire, the integration of Greek thought and language throughout the Middle-East and India...

22 comments    education history war
The Augustus of Prima Porta87

The Augustus of Prima Porta

Augustus of Prima Porta Discovered in 1863 in a villa purportedly belonging to Augustus's wife Livia at Prima Porta, the statue of the emperor Augustus is one of the most well-known, as well as enigmatic,...

4 comments    travel arts history
Ten Most Amazing Places in the Middle East87

Ten Most Amazing Places in the Middle East

Pamukkale, Turkey Pamukkale, or "Cotton Castle," is a natural phenomenon of wonder-like beauty. Hot-spring waters rich in calcium oxide have, over thousands of years, cascaded down the slopes of Caldag, resulting in a build-up of white travertine....

43 comments    travel history israel
The Salem Witch Trials and the Creepy George Burroughs86

The Salem Witch Trials and the Creepy George Burroughs

The trial of George Burroughs in Salem during 1692 was unique in that Burroughs was the only minister accused, tried and convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. Though speculation exists as to Burroughs' actual relationship to the...

22 comments    education history witch
Healing a Broken Heart: How to Deal with Separation-For Men84

Healing a Broken Heart: How to Deal with Separation-For Men

Sadly, I consider myself somewhat of an expert in this field, a title no one in their right mind would ever hope for. From the beginning of my dating history up until the present, I've had girlfriends cheat on me with strangers, best friends,...

48 comments    love relationships dating
Top Ten Bad A**es of History83

Top Ten Bad A**es of History

For your reading enjoyment, I've compiled a list of, in my opinion, the bravest, most unflinching, charismatic, intelligent and indomitable people in history. Obviously, very deserving individuals will be left out for the simple reason that I don't...

70 comments    education funny humor
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