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Hey, tomorrow’s patriots’ day BBQ day Independence Day 2: The Movie day. Whatever day it is tomorrow, we know it has something to do with America, and how endearingly messed up it is. Accordingly, it’s one of the few days of the year (along with Christmas) that we at Listicles HQ really pay heed to [...]

We forgot to mention it, but June 20 was Bald Eagle Day, which is really just a pre-drinking party for Independence Day, a not-so-dry dry run. Sadly, it isn’t a big enough national event to merit its own parade, yet. In hopes of spurring the tradition, though, we’ve rounded up some of the eagles we’d [...]

Hey, it’s Memorial Day, and if you’re not cooking up a delicious slab of beef today in our nation’s great outdoors (ie. a backyard, stoop or fire escape somewhere), well, you’re un-American (and girlie). There, I said it.
Fear not, however, young hesitant and confused patriot, there’s still time to put your country where your mouth [...]

Today is a rather weird day, no? It’s both Friday the 13th (the first of two consecutive Friday the 13ths, we might add) and Valentine’s Day Eve. (It’s also three days before Presidents’ Day, an entirely separate can of worms.) How are we to feel on a day loaded with such contradictory meanings? Scary? Romantic? [...]

The tireless left-leaning reporters over at The Huffington Post picked up a story from the Associated Press wire listing songs played at Guantanamo Bay to help wear down detainees. While acknowledging the power of pop music, the article is also terrifying for revealing the sordid ends that power can be applied towards.
While the AP list [...]