The study of bird behavior will never be complete, as there are as many different aspects to this subject as there are species of birds. Certain activities are common to all bird species, but there is also an amazing variety to be observed in the way they go about their lives. These differences are due to the type of food they eat, their size, the predators they have to face, and the terrain in which they live. In their natural habitats birds usually mate and … [Read more...]
Society And Culture Category
Our culture and society section is an eclectic collection of articles which comment on or record the history of society and culture. Topics range from the controversial and political to the unusual and even the mundane. Enjoy.
Marie Laveau: New Orleans Voodoo Queen
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Marie Laveau the first was born in New Orleans in 1794. Her father is believed to be a wealthy white planter and her mother a free woman of color. Her reputation as a voodoo practitioner is well known legend. She was thought to be able to manipulate and control people in matters of love, war and sex. Her life is shrouded in mystery and is a particularly enticing tale. She managed to bring voodoo into the lives of every day people in the 19th and 20th centuries and … [Read more...]
Absinthe: The History of the Green Fairy
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If you thought Marijuana was the first green, natural intoxicant banned for it's reported effects on the human mind, you would be wrong. Over a hundred years before marijuana was banned in 1937 in the U.S., Europe had an outbreak of it's own form of 'reefer madness'. It was a green, potent, alcoholic drink called 'Absinthe'. Like marijuana, absinthe was embraced by artists of all types and the banning of absinthe was based not on facts, but on fear, mistrust and the … [Read more...]
The Zombie Response
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Zombie fever is sweeping the nation once again, but this time, the friendly, comforting barrier of fiction has been removed, and innocent fascination has been coupled with a repugnant, unsettling fear associated with some sort of coming apocalypse. In Miami, Florida on May 26th, 2012, Rudy Eugene, 31, was shot by police officers after refusing to stop chewing off the face of his victim, Ronald Poppo, a 65 year old homeless man. The incident was quickly picked up by … [Read more...]
History Of Air Jordans
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After almost a decade since he played his last game in the NBA, Michael Jordan is still one of the most recognized people on the planet. Apart from what he did on the court, Michael Jordan was one of the first athletes to make marketing and merchandising a major part of his career. Jordan still appears regularly on television advertisements and his name still graces a large number of products. The first Air Jordan sneakers were released by Nike in 1985. Nike … [Read more...]
