Wikipedia article of the day is Characters of Carnivàle. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The two central characters of Carnivàle, an HBO television series, were Ben Hawkins (actor pictured), a young man working in a traveling carnival; and Brother Justin Crowe, a Californian preacher. Most of the characters are introduced in Ben’s story, though several […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 19, 2021: Mountain stream between S-charl in the Swiss Grisons and Piz Sesvenna on the border with South Tyrol More Info
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 18, 2021: Fields and drystone walls in Swaledale near Gunnerside More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Temporary gentlemen. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: “Temporary gentlemen” is a colloquial term referring to male officers of the British Army who held temporary (or war-duration) commissions, particularly when such men came from outside the traditional officer class. Historically the officers of the British Army were drawn from the […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 17, 2021: Wooden doors in the imperial palace in Huế, Vietnam. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Paper Mario. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Paper Mario is a video game spinoff series of the Mario franchise, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for its various video game consoles. The series began when Square took its Final Fantasy franchise to Sony’s PlayStation console, leaving Nintendo […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 16, 2021: Former bulk bin (“Elephant”) in the port of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Morningside Park (Manhattan). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Morningside Park is a 30-acre (12-hectare) public park in Upper Manhattan, New York City. The area, originally known as “Muscota” by the Lenape Native Americans, features a cliff that separates Morningside Heights (to the west) from Harlem. The city commissioned Central […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 15, 2021: A chestnut heath (Coenonympha glycerion) photographed early in the morning when the dew was abundant. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is General Motors companion make program. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: In the late 1920s, American automaker General Motors (GM) introduced four brands to supplement its five existing brands of passenger cars. In descending order of price, these were LaSalle, to supplement Cadillac; Viking (example pictured), to supplement Oldsmobile; Marquette, […]