I Got The Blues. Why is the colour blue connected with sadness?
When people have the blues you know they are sad. When it’s cold outside and everything looks bluer because ifContinue Reading
Tag: History
When Canada Metricfied
As of 2025, only three countries in the world use the Imperial system exclusively: the USA, Liberia, and Myanmar. TheContinue Reading
History of the Canadian Flag
First of all, happy 60th anniversary of the Canadian flag.
Battleship Grey and The Design History of Military Camouflage of Battleships
The military has used different types of camouflage over the years for instance netting even pink at some point. NavalContinue Reading
How Victorian Women Wore Their Mourning Clothes
The Victorians had a fascination with death with the mortality rate being low, and disease epidemics like tuberculosis and choleraContinue Reading
Most Things Fade Away: Why Some Colours Fade Over Time
The sculptures, ornamentals, paintings and buildings have colours that faded in time.
Who is Jack?
You might not of realized this but Jack is everywhere.
Mini Movie Marathon: Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall was a pioneer in the world of direction and was a great influence on filmmakers and film watchersContinue Reading
If September, October, November and December were renamed
Opinion about month names When you think about it September, October, November and December are named weird. All of theContinue Reading
Egyptian Blue: The “Lost” Colour Blue
The instructions and materials to make some colour compounds do get lost over time. Egyptian blue is one of thoseContinue Reading
True Story Movies about Writers
Here are some picks of biopic flicks about writers from literary elites to satirists. These films are mostly dramas basedContinue Reading
The Meaning of Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue
Everyone at some point has heard of the rhyme that derived from English folklore: “Something old, something new, Something borrowed,Continue Reading
Journalism Movies Based on a True Story
These are stories that are based on real-life stories from the journalism field. These are mostly investigative journalist films thatContinue Reading
Housekeepers In Films
This shortlist does not include Alfred Pennyworth, Lurch, Riff Raff or Wadsworth from Clue. This list contains films that areContinue Reading
An Illustrated Poster for “In Flanders Fields”
This is a illustrated poster that I did for Remembrance Day this year. The war poem “In Flanders Fields” wasContinue Reading
Is Everything Nice With Pumpkin Spice?
It’s been at least ten years that this rustic orange has been in this popular cultural eye. Pumpkin spice namedContinue Reading
History of the Stonewall Riot
June 28, 1969 at 3:00 am the Stonewall Riots happened at the Stonewall Inn in New York City 50 years ago. This is a short history about the riot.
Orange and The Netherlands
The Netherlands have a national holiday that features this orange madness a.k.a. Oranjegekte over how the whole country will dressContinue Reading
Six True Story Films about Technology
Finding films based on technological achievements is hard. There are a lot of movies about war, memoirs or life-changing eventsContinue Reading
Kelly Green: An Irish Green of St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick brought Christianity to 5th century Ireland. On March 17th, we celebrate the Saint.
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