Allen Butler

It is a common misconception that 1984 is a warning against far-right wing totalitarianism, although it is in fact a tract against far-left wing totalitarianism.

A review of the music blog PowerPop. Is it worth your time?

The Centre Mall, the oldest mall in Canada, is set to be demolished at the end of this month.

The subtitle of the Book of Mormon is "Another Testament of Jesus Christ." But just what is a Testament? Can there be another Testament of Jesus Christ?

There are currently 60,000 chiropractors operating in the United States. The theory of chiropractic, however, is a relatively new one. It was invented just a little over a century ago, by an alterna...

Learn the story of one of the most controversial relics in all of history.

The Prohibitionists, also known as the Prohibition Party is almost 140 years old and has run a presidential campaign ticket in every presidential election since 1872.

There is an e-mail scam making the rounds in the United States that you might not have run into yet: The Money Mule email scam. Don't fall victim to it.

Everywhere we turn we see warnings that aspartame is very dangerous to us, a particularly scary fact considered how prevalent aspartame is in diet products. Do we have anything to worry about?

Many people are worried about phenylalanine and its potential side effects, but what is the truth about phenylalanine?

Ulrich Zwingli is an often forgotten figure of the Protestant Reformation. Before he began his work as a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland, however, he had a much different purpose as evidence...

Have you ever wondered where the word moron comes from? Like so much else great in this world, moron was invented by an American. Unfortunately it is also mired in a dark and disturbing history.

One year ago I signed up with the freelance writing web site now known as Helium.com. I decided it would be a good time to take a look at where my one year has gotten me.

The secretive association that has come to be called "The Bilderberg Group" is viewed by many conspiracy theorists to be the New World Order completely controlling the world. Could they be right?

They are the protectors of the President, but this was not always their job. The Secret Service has had a long and varied history since they were first created by President Abraham Lincoln.

Scandals have plagued the American presidency almost since the founding of our country. What is the greatest scandal in Presidential history?

The story and the legend of the famous folk song.

What happens to the office of the Vice Presidency if the Vice President dies, resigns, is removed from office or is promoted to the office of the Presidency?

Camel has introduced a new series of cigarette: Signature Blends. There are four varieties: Robus, Mellow, Infused and Frost. The question is: How do they taste?

Anime, or Japanese animation, is huge in the United States. Learn the history of this unique form of art.

Biofuels has been one of the bigger success stories out of the global warming movement, but are biofuels really all they're cracked up to be?

Eddie Bernays is famous for creating the field of public relations, and the torches of freedom campaign was one of his biggest triumphs.

It was America's first paper money. It was also the driving force behind the worst inflationary period our country has ever seen.

Take proper care of your glasses. Your sight depends on it.

We like to use the the words credit card and charge card interchangeably, but they are really very different things.

Learn about UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration).

Want legal torrents, but still don't want to pay for them? Find best free and legal torrent sites.

Want to know the best BitTorrent client? It is Azureus. Look for the blue frog.

If nominated by the Republican Party next year, Mitt Romney will be the first Mormon presidential nominee of a major political party. Is Mormonism an issue in 2008?

Before Joseph Smith Jr. translated the Book of Mormon and came to lead what would be known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints he had another trade: money digging.

Yes, the title reads Bayou of Pigs, not Bay of Pigs. A much forgotten incident involving an ousted prime minister and several white supremacists plotting to overthrow the government of Dominica.

The Vice President becomes President if the President dies, resigns or is removed from office. But what if something happens to the Vice President at the same time? Learn the order of Presidential s...

Learn about the red panda (also known as the lesser panda), the closest relative to the famous giant panda.

An incremental backup system is a great way to keep your backup files up to date. Get started today!

Every summer locations along the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern seaboard brace themselves for the newest hurricane season. The Saffir-Simpson Scale is the most commonly used hurricane scale to descri...

If you are a user of Yahoo! Messenger with Voice or are looking for an alternative to popular Vonage and Skype VOIP services, you will be very interested in the Linksys CIT310 Yahoo! Phone.

The Pentagon has announced that they are considering a study on solar power satellites: satellites which collect solar energy from space and send power back to earth.

Astronomy is a fun and fascinating hobby. A sky full of stars is waiting for you to view, but first you need the right telescope.

Looking to convert some video files to various formats, but don't want to fork over a lot of money for video conversion software? Look no further than freeware SUPER video conversion software.

The Nintendo Wii is sweeping the world, and once again Nintendo is back on top of the video game console industry. The origins of the company whose name is almost synonymous with video games goes bac...

Werewolves are best known in popular culture as the monstrous villains of movies such as Lon Chaney Jr.'s The Wolfman. But there is a growing subculture which believes that they really are werewolves...

Massive damage from Hurricane Katrina remains throughout the Gulf Coast and most noticeably in the city of New Orleans, but as residents struggle to rebuild one major obstacle is that of fraud from pe...

Country singer and television personality Marie Osmond has announced that she is divorcing her husband of 20 years.

Paris Hilton is under scrutiny for a driving violation under probation and she could wind up behind bars.

Going backwards in time is impossible, we all know that. Yet even as you read these words experiments are being prepared that could fundamentally alter our views of time - and time travel - forever.

With fears of global warming caused by greenhouse gases and worries of a finite oil supply coming to an end, biodiesel is becoming increasingly important. What many may not realize is the history of ...

The Children of Hurin is the first new novel written by JRR Tolkien, author of the acclaimed Lord of the Rings series, to be published in 30 years.

McDonald's Corp. is set to launch a campaign in Great Britain to redefine "McJobs" in the Oxford English Dictionary.

Second Life has become one of the most popular online forums on the Internet, providing a virtual second world for its users to partake in. For the Second Life Liberation Army (SLLA), however, there ...

Chris Sligh is one of the remaining 11 idols on this year's American Idol, but some are wondering if his try for pop stardom is diminishing his Christian Background.

The story of Richard Lionheart's captivity and ultimate ransom is well known, but one of the many legends surrounding the time is often overlooked: Blondel de Nesle, the traveling troubadour who found...

Jonathon "The Impaler" Starkey has come under investigation by the Secret Service for a campaign promise he made that if elected he would "impale" President Bush.

Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has claimed responsibility for masterminding the 9-11 attacks, the 1993 WTC bombing and several other terror attacks.

A new documentary "Manufacturing Dissent" by Canadian filmmakers Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine challenges Moore's tactics and seeks to tell the truth about the documentary legend and exposing resistanc...

Georgia is on the verge of becoming the first state to offer statewide Bible courses in their public schools.

St George is the patron saint of England, as well as many other nations around the world. He is best known for his slaying of the dragon, but what is the origin of this story?

SOA is one of the most talked about and increasingly inmportant elements of business communications and Information Technology today. Learn just what SOA is.

It was a date that would live in infamy. September 11, 1857, the day that 120 innocent people were bloodily massacred by Mormon militants at Mountain Meadows.

NASA is setting to partner up with what some might see as their biggest threat: Virgin Galactic, which seeks to become the world's first commercial spaceline.

Poland and the Czech Republic are working closely with the United States to build missile defense systems in their country. Russia is threatening them with Russian missiles if they make such an agree...

Learn how to get those classic old DOS games to work on your brand new PC with the DOSBox Emulator.

NASCAR is one of the most wildly popular sports in America today. From its origins in the late 1940's its star has continued to rise.

Ready to have surround sound when you play your favorite computer game or watch a DVD on your PC? Learn how to install surround sound speakers for your computer.

Dublin Texas is not just any old Texas town. It is the home of the Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company, the oldest Dr Pepper bottling company in the world and the home of the one and only Dublin Dr Pep...

Adventurer Robert Swan, the first man in history to walk to both the North and South Pole's, is opening the first ever education base in Antarctica to teach children about the continent, the environme...

There's three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and weather. Learn how to tell when the weatherman is lying to you.

Looking for something a bit different in Texas. Check out Cedar Park, the Sensation of Texas.

Audie Murphy, a farmboy from Texas, became the most decorated GI in World War II and in the years following the war became one of Hollywood's brightest stars.

Atrios. Fire Dog Lake. Crooks and Liars. America Blog. You may or may not have heard of these and other liberal blogs, but you might be asking yourself: how do I get banned from posting on these b...

When you're in a car accident and have suffered a personal injury, you are in need of a good lawyer. But with so many car accident lawyers out there, how can you make sure you find a good one?

Recent John Edwards campaign hires Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan have resigned after a controversial firestorm arose due to anti-Christian statements made on their respective blogs.

What are note buyers? Why do I need to know? Learn how note buyers can help you when you sell your home seller financed.

Looking for a place to stay in Hammond, Louisiana? The Inn on Highway 190 might look like a great deal, but you will need to look elsewhere for your Hammond stay.

I've had some bad experiences with hotels in Meridian, Mississippi, but there is at least one decent hotel for a decent price.

"If You Could Hie to Kolob" is a classic Mormon hymn, but just exactly what does it mean? What does Mormon theology say about God and Man?

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has declared God's presence in the classroom un constitutional.

Discussion of the Islamic mystic Mansur al-Hallaj, executed for his proclamation "I am the Truth"

For good food and lots of it, you need look no farther than Ryan's, located at the corner of Parmer Lane and Metric Boulevard in northern Austin.

There are many Mexican restaurants to be found in the city of Georgetown, Texas, but the best of them all is La Tapatia.

After a video store clerk/blogger known as Chuckles made a post on his blog about Tucker Carlson opening an account at his video store, Carlson began threatening him and got him fired from his job.

With the dangers of global warming looming, environmentalists say that we need a new, cleaner source of energy. But we already have that, and it is called nuclear power.

It is time for the sad truth to be known about the United States and the War of 1812.

Everyone wants to go somewhere different on their vacation. Few places are as different as the DMZ in Korea, a place unlike any other. Visit the DMZ for a truly unique vacation experience.

Eddie Aikau is one of the most famous surfers to come from the state of Hawaii, where surfing got its start. Before his tragic death in 1978 Aikau made a name for himself as the king of big wave surf...

Pirates have won acclaim with their own special holiday: International Talk Like a Pirate Day. But what about ninjas? Don't they deserve their own special day? Now they have one: The Day of the Nin...

In the long tradition of western fantasy literature, the character of Merlin is not just a wizard, he is the wizard. Merlin is the archetype, whose images, powers and stories serve as the basis for a...

The state flag of California has a unique history, dating back to a short lived revolt in the middle of 1846 known as the Bear Flag Revolt.

Duane "Dog" Chapman has become world-famous for his television show, Dog: The Bounty Hunter. Now Chapman is facing his own legal troubles from the fallout over his 2003 capture of fugitive Andrew Lus...

Terrorists. Freedom fighters. Militia. Authorized resistance force. Political party. Social services providers. Media operators. Hizballah is all of these things and more, depending on who in th...

When it comes to losing weight its not hard to find some idea that someone hasn't tried. One trend in weight loss is the idea of weight loss fasting, which uses the complete absence of food to help y...

Breckenridge, Colorado, is one of the most popular winter resorts in the United States. Once the sun is gone and the mountains shut down for the night don't think that the fun ends here in Breckenrid...

"Its the greatest thing since sliced bread." We've all heard the expression, but how many of us know when and where sliced bread came to be?

When it comes to colas Pepsi will always be #2 next to its long time rival Coca-Cola. All the same Pepsi-Cola has a long and rich history, beginning in North Carolina in 1898.

Of the four major events marking the phases of the solar year the autumnal equinox is the most often looked over. It is however an important marker in the solar year and is greeted with many traditio...

Like all things, your notebook computer can get dirty. Cleaning your notebook computer can be tricky, though, especially the keyboard and screen.

Chinese tattoos have become very popular in the western world. Its modern popularity, however, has little to do with the history of tattoos in China.

The Stanley Cup is one of the most prestigious awards in North American sports. It is also one of the oldest with a strong tradition dating back to 1892.

Malverde is one of the most promising of the new breed of Latin rappers. The newest edition of his 2004 release Mi Palabra (My Word) comes with a bonus DVD.

In the age of wireless a wireless router is pretty much a must for operating a wireless network. For home wireless networks the LinkSys WRTG54 offers a quality router at a decent price. Initial set-...

After the end of the Civil War up to 9,000 Confederates emigrated south to Brazil at the behest of Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro II. One of the colonies they founded in Brazil was Americana, a colony t...

With the popularity of Disney's 2004 Pirates of the Caribbean and the 2006 sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, it is easy to forget the true historical pirates of the Caribbean who gav...

The best thing to happen to Dr Pepper since it was first created in a Waco pharmacy back in 1885 is their new Fountain Classics line which was inaugurated with Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper in 2004.

This small, sleek wireless notebook mouse is the perfect size for both comfort and transportability with a wireless range of up to two and a half feet.

Skeptic Magazine is one of my personal favorite magazines, and one of the very few that I am willing to shell out $6 for on anything resembling a regular basis.

Logitech's Precision PC Gaming Headset provides excellent sound and a quality microphone that filters out background noise and cuts out the feedback.

Camel Turkish Royal bills itself as rich and mellow and that is a fitting description. Camel cigarettes are known for their rich, full flavors and the Camel Turkish Royal is king.

Combining functionality at a cheap price, the Norelco 6 in 1 Grooming Kit is a good buy.

Tropico is a simulation game classic that spawned a successful sequel, Tropico 2. For those wishing to go back and play the original, Tropico: Mucho Macho Edition is the perfect choice.

Roulette is one of the most popular gambling games in the world, particularly in Europe where it originated and the United States. It was invented by the famed mathematician Blaise Pascal.

Indian casino gaming institutions have become a vital part of ma