The date is March 9th, 1916 and the town is Columbus in New Mexico. Columbus is a rather unremarkable town on the border with Mexico. It has just one hotel, a few stores, a smattering of homes, and a population of around 350. …

Let’s talk about nuclear power, the grand technology that was supposed to pull humanity out of the barbarism of the 20th century and into the Jetson like 21st. At least, that’s until Chernobyl, Five Mile Island, and a Nuclear Arms Race, sullied its reputation and forever tarnished such technology. Nowadays…

The Industrial Revolution began around 250 years ago with the introduction of textile factories within England. Over the next two and a half centuries, industrialism would shape every aspect of our lives, providing us with the means to live within our modern society. Many like to focus upon the European…

A subject that has always interested me is food. Especially the history of food. Where do the cuisines we eat come from? How did they get to us? Why are they so common in our day-to-day lives? Take something as easy as marinara sauce, a staple of Italian cuisine. In…

Alright who’s ready to talk about some urbanization? I know it’s been a really long time, but oh boy, we are finally here again to continue on this never-ending series (that will end with the next article). It’s been a wild year of uh… well everything. …

Hey everyone, I’m back again to talk about sexual health and well-being. For today’s topic we’ll be touching on one of my favourite fetishes, breathplay. There’s just this raw thrill of being asphyxiated that… umf. …

So funny story, I claimed that I’d use this account for both history and human sexuality and I never really did the human sexuality aspect… Let’s change that by talking about spanking, flogging, and impact play. What is impact play? Well, impact play is pretty much an umbrella term for…

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Well here we are again, ready to re-enter the fray and bite into another segment in the long and rapidly changing history of urban development in the United States. The period we are going to talk about today is extremely interesting as the car…

Hey everyone, welcome back to my slow decline into madness as I continue to tell the story about the history of urban geography within the United States. For today’s essay/blog I will be examining the period from 1875–1920 as the cities of North America fully embrace the industrial revolution. In…