Blake Stilwell is a traveler and writer with degrees in design, television & film, journalism, public relations, international relations, and business administration. He is a former US Air Force combat photographer with experience covering politics, entertainment, development, nonprofit, military, and government. His work can be found at We Are The Mighty, Business Insider, Fox News, ABC News, NBC, HBO, and the White House.
There are a lot of people who are bad at their jobs, but few are so bad they change the course of history. John Frederick Parker, the man assigned to protect President Abraham Lincoln the night he was killed at Ford’s Theatre, is one of those ...
Dec. 7, 1941, was a day of infamy for the United States, as the Empire of Japan's naval and air forces savagely attacked American military forces in Hawaii. It was a sad day for the entire country, but it also marked a milestone that often goes ...
Cops love doughnuts. That’s the stereotype at least. Being caught in uniform with one of the delicious but unhealthy confections has long carried a certain stigma, but the real history behind the close relationship cops have with doughnuts is ...
This might come as a surprise, but not everything that comes out of an elephant’s ass has to taste like it came out of an elephant’s ass. And while flavor might not be the first thing most of us think of when we see elephant dung, that's not ...
No one was more serious about how he took his morning coffee than the classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Despite living in Vienna, whose coffeehouses are now considered an asset of intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, Beethoven was unlikely ...
If you’re at the gym on any anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and you see fully dressed firefighters walking toward the cardio area, don’t be alarmed. After all, the sight of firemen usually means you’re about to be rescued or a big problem is ...
Coffee gets credit for a lot of miraculous effects, whether deserved or not. It’s not going to stunt your growth, it won’t dehydrate you, and slamming coffee after a night of binge drinking won’t sober you up. Not even a little bit. No matter ...
Fear is not in John Nixon’s dictionary. Nor should it be. An elderly man, Nixon, who fought in the Korean War, had no reservations about stepping in to stop five armed punks from mugging a young woman in the Kentish Town area of London — despite ...
Making a good cup of coffee can be tricky, but making a passable cup of coffee really isn’t that hard. All anyone really needs is some ground beans and water and preferably a way to heat it. But any cup of coffee is a decent cup of coffee when ...
Contemporary wisdom tells us experiences deliver more lasting happiness than material things. After years of research, a psychologist at Cornell University concluded that we should spend our money on experiences, not things. With that in mind, ...
There are a lot of benefits one can get from drinking coffee. Studies show the right amount of coffee can lower your risk of Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 diabetes. It also has a protective effect on your liver, whatever that means. But history ...
Thanks to researchers at a Portuguese university, morning fun doesn’t have to end just because the coffeepot is empty. The remnants of your daily pour over are in the capable, jittery hands of scientists who have discovered a way to turn used coffee ...
Few historical figures loom larger in American history than Theodore Roosevelt. For many, Teddy’s larger-than-life personality, sheer force of will, and renaissance-man lifestyle still embody what it means to be an American man — even more than a ...
