In 1848, The Communist Manifesto produced the political slogan, “Workers of the World, Unite!” Unfortunately for labor unions, especially in the United States, these few words connected the dynamic existence of labor with the ultimate bogeyman of communism, a connotation… Read More ›
cultural icons
ICYMI…………….November 1, 1951
Seventy years ago on this date, the United States military detonated an atomic bomb in the Nevada desert with 6,500 combat personnel as witnesses, many in foxholes. In the cutesy jargon of the era, the event was called Operation Buster-Jangle…. Read More ›
Whistling Dixie
Whistling Dixie originates from the concept that an impossible or improbable goal will come true or be believed by the listener. While “dog whistle” relates to sound that may be received only by dogs, political dog whistles are intended to… Read More ›
ICYMI……..October 25, 1962
On this day, fifty-nine years ago, Adlai Stevenson showed the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba. Stevenson was a serious contender for president on three previous occasions and later, in 1961, became President Kennedy’s… Read More ›
Superman Morphs
Some of us are sufficiently aged to remember comic book innovations like three-dimensional in 1954. If you were born a bit earlier, you may have read the initial Superman adventures, which debuted in 1938. However, Superman’s family history and story… Read More ›
Outside the Novahood
UNSILENT SOUNDS UNWELCOME A family in Virginia Beach has been terrorized for months by the actions of an obnoxious neighbor–with slurs, monkey noises, even strobe lights–and the police say they can do nothing to stop it. The woman says the… Read More ›
Numb3rs
From 2005-2010, CBS aired the crime drama Numb3rs, a fanciful series wherein one of the leading characters applies mathematics to solve complex crimes as a consultant to the FBI. The use of “3” in the title generated a great deal… Read More ›
Media Marginalia Madness
Generally, marginalia refers to notes at the side of pages in a book, often by readers as comment for a subsequent review or for research. There does not appear to be a definable date at which “news” in the United… Read More ›