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The Year 1964 in Review: Fun Facts, Trivia, and Historic Highlights
This quick read is a collection of fun facts, trivia, and historic events from the year 1964. Discover the year’s top news stories, most influential people, sports facts, historic firsts, entertainment trivia, and much more.
By Gregory DeVictor25 days ago in History
Contillian Rubustus the III
Contillian counted the seconds before the beast was to be released. His bare shoulders were flexed. Already, his sweat drenched his body in the heat of the baking sun. He had wrestled lions and bears dozens of times. Whatever type of beast was behind the gate, it couldn’t be worse than the animals that he’d strangled to death before. The spear in his hand was sharp.
By Rowan Finley 25 days ago in Fiction
The Death of the Mirror
We are entering the era of the "Second Shadow." For centuries, the human face was the last sanctuary of truth. You could lie with your tongue, but your eyes—those biological lanterns—always carried the heavy scent of reality. But today, the mirror is broken. We have taught the machine to dream of us, and in its dreams, we are perfect, we are terrifying, and most importantly, we are no longer ourselves.
By Alex Sterling 25 days ago in Futurism
