These 10 costume dramas top the list of best period piece movies. Fans of literature, film, and history alike are often drawn to the costume drama genre. These superbly cast gems featuring incredible costumes and beautiful natural and historic...
Do you know which fruits and vegetables contain the highest levels of synthetic pesticides? The non-profit, Environmental Working Group, just published its 2013 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce. The now in its 9th year, the Shopper's Guide...
I don't expect everyone to agree with what I am going to say, but here it is: I was much happier after I left Facebook, and I think that despite some positives, Facebook is a negative influence influence within society. While I love Facebook for...
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When it comes to the issue of labeling and regulating foods made with Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), Obama has betrayed progressives and libertarians alike at every turn. So much for "change." President Obama reversed the anti-GMO campaign...
This symbol really got me thinking. What exactly is the meaning? It is well known that subliminal messages are used in marketing, and secondary meanings are often hidden in plain sight. But is that the case here? The Fabian Society is a socialist...
Game of Thrones is an entertaining and intelligent TV show, which subtly explores moral ambiguity, power, realpolitik, and religion.
Spring is in the air, gardeners! Now is the time to ready your soil for seeding or transplanting vegetables. It feels great when you are able to grow some of your own food. Gardening may be an exercise in optimism, but with a little preparation, you...
The short answer is that nationalizations of private savings and retirement accounts are much more likely than they were just a few years ago. Cyprus was a litmus test to see if the public would accept government confiscation of their private...
Make no mistake about it; what has been described as “a tax on deposits,” or a “haircut,” on bank account holders in the European nation of Cyprus, is blatant in your face theft. What is more, the so called March 2013 “bail-in,” in...
If you are anything like me, you are eagerly awaiting the premier of the third season of Game of Thrones on HBO. Touted in some circles as one of the best television series of all time, it closely follows the gripping narrative of Game of Thrones,...
The top 5 saddest, most upsetting period piece movies.
Who says that dramas need to be dark to be engaging? Much of the world's best literature has been put on film, including some of the lighthearted and plot driven dramas of the 19th and 20th Centuries. While not without conflicts, the central themes...