Why Singapore is One of the World’s Richest Countries
Today Singapore is one of the richest and most prosperous nations on earth, but it’s not exactly obvious how. At independence it was surrounded by hostile nations, had no natural resources, two thirds of its population lived in slums and it appeared destined to remain…
A Day in The Life of a Dictator: Idi Amin Dada
“People were scared of him, and also he was scared of the people,” says Babby Salamshyda of her father, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada. One of the people who provoked Amin’s fear was a member of his own family who planned to overthrow him. The…
Fifty Four Million Dollars in Chinese gifts donated to Biden Center
A government watchdog is demanding the US attorney probing Hunter Biden in Delaware investigate tens of millions in anonymous donations from China to the University of Pennsylvania, where an academic center is named for his father, President Biden. The Ivy League college raked in a total of…
Swedish govt moves to get rid of permits needed for dancing
Sweden’s center-right coalition government wants to cut red tape when it comes to dancing by abolishing a decade-old requirement for restaurants, nightclubs and other venues to obtain permits before they let patrons shimmy and sway. The proposal made Thursday means that venues no longer would…
Paper Citizen Takes The Stage at Lucky Strike
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…I can’t lie. I kinda stan Paper Citizen. Ever since I saw, and heard, Claire Ghost perform her song “Heart On Fire” live, I’ve been hooked. My state of stan can be…
Greg In Good Company Impress With Seamless Performance And Superb Songwriting
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…The first act to take the stage was the band Greg In Good Company. Fronted by Greg Gillman, this band brought a spirited energy to the stage to kick start the night…
U.S. Vinyl Sales Grow for 17th Consecutive Year
According to Luminate, which started monitoring music sales in 1991, vinyl sales increased by 4.2 percent in 2022. While still having upward momentum, that’s a sharp drop from 2020 and 2021, perhaps signaling less demand or supply issues. Vinyl sales in 2020 saw a 46.2 percent…
Gabriel Winterfield Talks To Blurred Culture About The Future of Golf Alpha Bravo And What’s To Come
LOS ANGELES, CA- Back in 2014, I saw Jagwar Ma perform twice: once at Coachella, and second at a Twilight Concert at the Santa Monica Pier (whatever happened to that concert series?). I was hooked on this Australian band’s synth-infused, psychedelic rock. I started…
Researchers say time is an illusion. So why are we all obsessed with it?
America’s official time is kept at a government laboratory in Boulder, Colo., and according to the clock at the entrance, I was seven minutes behind schedule. I rush across the campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and arrive at the end…
