Do People Really Change? Time Travel, History, Human Nature
A Byrds lyric, Charlie Chaplin, and Rudolph Valentino inspire a reflection on time travel, celebrity culture, and why human nature changes far less than technology.
Tag: history
The Origin of Good Grief and Charlie Brown’s Famous Phrase
Good Grief became Charlie Brown's signature saying, but its history began decades earlier. Learn the surprising origin of the famous Peanuts phrase.
<em>Shift Happens</em> tells the story of keyboards
Shift Happens tells the story of keyboards like no book ever before, covering 150 years from the early typewriters to the pixellated keyboards in our pockets.
Historic Hashtags
I just find that people overuse hashtags for everything. When hashtags jump to real life it becomes a problem. #getalife Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, […]
Froot Loops Are All the Same Flavor
Well there goes another childhood myth down the toilet. Froot Loops “flavors” taste all the same. It’s all food coloring. You have deceived me for the last time Toucan Sam. Seems the folks at Time have the straight dope on this one. Oh by the way, happy birthday Toucan Sam, Froot Loops was first introduced […]
Happy Veterans Day
Shirtless anti-war protester Frank C. Plada will later die in Vietnam, Happy Veterans Day. Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor Time will tell on their power minds Making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in […]
North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns
When you need subtitles on shows where English is the first language of the person in North America, you have to conclude that there are may many dialects of English. Linguist Rick Aschmann amassed information on North American English dialects, based on pronunciation patterns. This is a hobby of his and with careful analysis of […]
‘Dear Friend’ Letter to Adolf Hitler From Gandhi
Gandhi sends Hitler a letter. A case of forced pen-pals. Hitler never responded back. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your permission, may feature your […]
Library Card Signed by 13-Year-Old Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley’s earliest signature can be traced to 1948 when he checked out, The Courageous Heart: A Life of Andrew Jackson for Young Readers, from his local library. The library card fetched 7,500 at an auction this summer. Education does pay. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you […]
2013: The Year of the Snake
This is my year. The year of the snake. Ride the snake, ride the snakeTo the lake, the ancient lake, babyThe snake is long, seven milesRide the snake…he’s old, and his skin is cold. People born in the Year of the Snake are reputed to be thoughtful and wise and to approach problems rationally and […]
#lastprintissue
It’s the end of the world as we know it. Newsweek goes digital. In all the eighty years Newsweek was published, I never bought a single issue. #lasprintissue Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email […]
There’s an End
Yes there’s an end, but not this time around. This tiny fragile orb we call earth still spins around the sun. We made it. It’s doomsday and we are still alive. Was this some bad Mayan joke? Good one guys, you got some of us. That Mayan on the calendar holds the key, notice how […]