American history Archives

July 9, 2020 gerhardtpopwell 4

Advertising can be hit and miss, and few ad campaigns have missed more wildly than these four all-but-forgotten bits of marketing madness.

March 14, 2020 gerhardtpopwell 4

A stirring depiction of a little-known nugget of American history, with just a hint of complete nonsense thrown in for good measure.

November 20, 2017 gerhardtpopwell 4

Take a moment out of your hectic day to enjoy an insightful look at burned toast, evil voices, and redemption.

October 30, 2017 gerhardtpopwell 5

Just in time for Halloween, this terrifying poem is guaranteed to make you wet your pants in terror. Or at least yawn mildly.

July 31, 2017 gerhardtpopwell 1

The past becomes prologue in this withering look at society on the brink. Quite a few pork references, too.

February 28, 2017 gerhardtpopwell 0

Office intrigue, in the tradition of either “Mad Men” or “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”.

January 25, 2017 gerhardtpopwell 0

Keep peeling back the layers of this layered look at our multi-layered society, and you’ll probably find even more layers.

July 6, 2016 gerhardtpopwell 0

Our intrepid sports maven weighs in on KD’s free agency, Roger Craig. . . and some other stuff.