Mac Caltrider is a staff writer for Coffee or Die Magazine. He served in the US Marine Corps and is a former police officer. Caltrider earned his bachelor’s degree in history and now reads anything he can get his hands on. He is also the creator of Pipes & Pages, a site intended to increase readership among enlisted troops. Caltrider spends most of his time reading, writing, and waging a one-man war against premature hair loss.
Beginning a military career can be one of the most exciting steps in one's life. At the same time, this milestone can also be pretty daunting. The responsibilities that accompany a military career are magnified when one chooses the officer path. For ...
Spike Lee’s 2020 film, Da 5 Bloods, now streaming on Netflix, is hard to pin down to one genre. Part war movie, part comedy, and part treasure hunt, Da 5 Bloods, above all else, is a social commentary that forces us to examine our country’s ...
