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Today is Farmers Day (also known as Old Farmers Day), an annual occasion for the celebration of the United States’ rich history as a nation of agricultural producers. Now, as the country’s relationship to that agrarian past continues to evolve–with urban and organic farming renewing interest in an industry dominated by multinational corporations–we can take [...]

On this date in 1848, Nicholas Porter Earp and Virginia Ann Cooksey welcomed their son Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp into the world in the humble town of Monmouth, Illinois. Though many of his occupations (farmer, gambler, buffalo hunter, teamster) were less than thrilling, Earp entered the national Wild West iconography when he participated in the [...]

We gave you non-denominational listicles about holiday-appropriate movie meals and denominationally derogatory Santa horror movies, and still you need to be un-PC and go looking for Christmas movies? Well, we certainly won’t help you, but the writers at Future of Classic are more tolerant of intolerance, hence their list: 10 Classic Christmas Movies. They almost [...]