Approximately 60% of new restaurants close within their first year, while 80% don’t reach their fifth anniversary. This shows that the restaurant business can be brutal, and failure may be more common than success. That […]
In a world full of factories, automation, and conveyor belts, many people have decided that they must settle for hastily assembled goods manufactured without the human touch. Some may even assume this is their only […]
Just like books, movies, and television shows, some foods can become the subject of a fad. And just as a very popular book, movie, or television show can fall out of favor overnight, so can […]
There was a time long ago when great damage could be done to a celebrity’s career if it became known that they indulged in cannabis. Today, with the drug legal in many states and much […]
Most musicians are only good at one thing – music. They gravitate toward that field because they have precious few other talents, with the exception of delivering pizzas or sleeping on their girlfriend’s couch. Other […]
Cinematic depictions of the sports world have tended to be a bit heavy on testosterone over the years. “Rocky IV” is a fine example of how male-dominated these movies have a tendency to be, what […]
Americans love guns. They love to point them at a target and squeeze off a few rounds, whether to eliminate stress or just to see what happens when a bullet traveling at high velocity shreds […]
In 1979, the late Bon Scott of AC/DC sang, “It’s criminal, there ought to be a law.” When we look at the world around us, we see many things that we assume are criminal because they […]
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a “cult” as “a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious.” The Roman Emperor Nero was famously said to regard the emerging religion known as Christianity that way. While accounts of his […]
Girl Scouts of the USA was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low. The first troop was formed in Savannah, Georgia, and consisted of just 18 girls, but it kept gaining steam. The organization was […]