When the dying tyrant Nero proclaimed on his death bed “Oh, what an artist that perishes in me!” his remarks reveal more than just the arrogance of history’s darkest man. They also reveal the almost immutable cultural connection between art and great suffering; between the artist and the sufferer....
The life of an author — particularly an author of fiction – is necessarily connected to that which is most dangerous: our consciousness. It is often through the explorative process of creative literature that we touch the exciting possibilities and subversive consequences of our capacities as a...
Escapology is the art of escaping from restraints of some kind - such as handcuffs, straightjackets, cages or coffins. The skill has been used as a form of magical entertainment since at least the 1860s, although it didn’t become recognized as an act in itself until later in the century. As the...
Why is it that every year just before Christmas a new gaming system is released and your child absolutely needs to have it? With new systems and upgraded games, it’s hard to keep up! The next time the topic of a new game console comes up, try waiting a few months — no one is going to die — and look...
The Internet is a scam artist's paradise. It's just too easy for savvy but immoral people to send out millions or even billions of emails and to play the law of averages. To avoid becoming an Internet scam victim, we suggest paying attention to the most common types of Internet scams to understand...
If teen pop sensation Justin Bieber were to shave his head right now, you would not only learn about it within minutes, but would also have access to photos and video of the incident, no matter where in the world you lived. Whether it be through your WirelessInternet.net Internet provider or your...
In the US, a burglary occurs every 14.6 seconds. Hear that glass breaking? In the time it takes you to read the introduction to this article, another one will happen. Go ahead – read it with your stop watch running. While most of these crimes are committed by small-time crooks that eventually get...
Imagine taking out over $200,000 in student loans to go to law school, only to graduate and find that the job market is rotten? That's exactly what's going on with law school graduates today. From: The Best Colleges As law schools continue to sell the vision of a $150,000 lawyer salaries, the...
Look, everyone hates their job. Everyone hates their boss. Everyone hates how it crushes their dreams, and destroys what little creativity they ever had. But things could be worse. How much worse? These 16 jobs throughout history are horrible, disgusting, tedious and foul. They'll have you kissing...
The 1970s were full of sex, drugs, and best of all, rock and roll. The 1970s were synonymous with change. As social progressive values born during the 1960s continued to gain momentum, the 1970s were a decade of worldwide political and social instability. Shifting and increasing political...
