When you think of Korea and alcohol, the first association is soju. It is the world’s best-selling alcohol, not just the best-selling alcohol in Korea. A distilled beverage made from water and ethanol, soju is arguably the most popular drink you can have. But that doesn’t mean that Koreans do not have any other beverages. … Read more
Hagia Sophia is a cathedral built at Constantinople, now Istanbul, in the 6th century CE under the direction of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Built in 537, it is now officially the Great Mosque of Ayasofya. Turkish leader Recep Tayyir Erdogan recently declared the building will be a mosque. Before that, Hagia Sophia served as … Read more
Dungeons & Dragons, introduced in 1974 attracted millions of players, along with accusations by some religious figures that the game fostered demon worship and a belief in witchcraft and magic. The game is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The concept is rather simple. Players form an adventuring … Read more
What are we celebrating when we carve out Jack-o-Lanterns and encourage our youth to go out in costumes and ask for candy from strangers? This documentary shows us the ghoulish past and transformation of one of our oldest holidays still celebrated. Originating back in Ireland thousands of years ago during Celtic times. The origins of … Read more
Krakatoa: The Last Days is a BBC Television docudrama based upon a selection of four eyewitness accounts of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, an active stratovolcano between the islands of Sumatra and Java, present day Indonesia. It is the second greatest volcanic eruption in recorded history (after Mount Tambora, only 68 years earlier), erupting more … Read more
We’ve all heard of the Illuminati and the New World Order. They are two most “famous” secret societies that people believe operate behind the scenes in world politics. Conspiracy theories have been trying with years to prove that the Illuminati and the New World Order are deeply involved with politics, with some even stating that … Read more
The legend says that the ancestors of the Oromo people from Northeast Africa first discovered a highly potent and energizing potion made from the seeds of the Coffea plant. The actual growth place of coffee in Africa at that time remains a mystery. The first written record of the use of coffee in a way … Read more
Venezuela is an amazing country. It is one of the more popular countries for tourists. But it is also the home of Caracas, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. How do people live in a country where you should only walk the street holding things you are ready to give away to … Read more
There are many weird statutes around the world. Some of them are weird because of the form and shape of the statue. Some because of what they symbolize. Belle in Amsterdam is certainly among the weirdest statues in the world. What is the statue? The statute is titled “Belle”. She was placed on Oudekerksplein, a … Read more
Young, Black & Republican is the first episode in a series called INTERVIEW. INTERVIEW explores issues that are often underrepresented, misunderstood, and sometimes controversial. Young, Black & Republican features, well, young black Republicans sharing their point of view while dispelling certain myths along the way.