In August 1862, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania quickly responded to President Lincoln’s request for more troops. An overwhelming response of volunteers would provide the Union with eighteen infantry regiments that would serve for a period of nine months. Individual motivations to enlist were as varied as were the volunteers themselves. Many wanted the attractive recruiting
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Some performers spend years trying to convince Hollywood they can do more than one thing. Despina Mirou has quietly built a career proving it. Whether she’s stepping into a dramatic role, delivering razor-sharp comedy, walking a red carpet, or embracing an ambitious character transformation, Mirou approaches every opportunity with the same philosophy: keep audiences guessing.
Most people attend fan conventions hoping to meet their heroes. Erica Muse went one step further—she became one. Long before audiences recognized her voice in One Piece, Aphmau, The Fruit of Evolution, or the hit video game Selaco, Muse was simply another teenager standing in convention lines, proudly wearing a costume she had stitched together herself. Like thousands of
Raised in Vancouver but having cut his teeth in the LA hard rock world, Ray Ray Stone has a style that blends blues, metal, and classic rock, among other influences. When he’s not playing and recording music, he is also a motivational speaker who discusses his journey of being sixteen years sober. I sat down
By Howard Bloom Donald Trump has now told us for the 38th time that we are on the brink of a peace deal with Iran, a Memorandum of Understanding in which we both agree to turn the Strait of Hormuz back into a free passage zone, in which we agree to stage a next level of
The Latest Chapter in the Addicted to Classics Series Reimagines Bach for a New Generation Electronic music innovator Avohee Avoher continues his groundbreaking journey through classical music with the worldwide release of “Avohee Meets Bach,” an electrifying new single that transforms one of history’s greatest musical masterpieces into a cinematic dance experience. As the third release in
By Howard Bloom Two surprising things happened in the Iran War on Wednesday, June 3rd. Congress passed a War Powers Resolution. And our president announced about Iran’s supreme leader that “we seem to be getting along quite well” and that he would like to sit down with him in person. Meanwhile, our president has proclaimed that when
Our president believes we’ve won the Iran war. He might be surprised to discover that Iran believes he’s lost. Yes, Iran thinks it has won. Here’s what one of Iran’s mouthpieces, PressTV, said on Monday: the American side now confronts an inescapable choice: either cease hostilities and accept Iran’s terms, or brace for the complete
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Memorial Rock” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky has
While Major Labels Were Closing Doors, This Texas CEO Was Building a Better One From Scratch… Every entrepreneur has a origin story rooted in a problem that nobody else was solving. For Nina Nelms, the problem was one that independent artists across America knew intimately but had largely accepted as the cost of doing business:
Our president believes we’ve won the Iran war. Decisively. He might be surprised to discover that Iran believes he’s lost. Yes, Iran thinks it has won. And that the US and our Israeli partner have suffered many “strategic defeats at the hands of the Islamic Revolution” and have “failed to learn” our lesson. So if
On International Peace Day, One Artist Turned the Most Famous Intersection on Earth Into Her Personal Concert HallThere are venues, and then there is Times Square. Venues have walls, tickets, capacity limits, and bouncers at the door. Times Square has none of those things. It has eight acres of light and noise and humanity, ten
Wendy Stuart will be hosting TriVersity Talk! this Wednesday at 7 PM ET with featured guest Ike Avelli. TriVersity Talk! is a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community. With TriVersity Talk!, the goal is to laugh and learn. TriVersity Talk! Is part of TriVersity’s
By Erinn van Wynsberghe Founder, VanWyn With Howard Bloom, Founder & Chair, Space Development Steering Committee For more than half a century, we have told ourselves a story about space. It is a story of missions. We launch. We travel. We land. We plant a flag. And we come home. Apollo did it. Artemis is trying
Howard Bloom has never been comfortable playing small. He started out as a science-obsessed kid in Buffalo, pivoted into becoming a powerhouse publicist in the rock world (yes — the guy worked with legends), and then swung back into big-idea science writing with the energy of someone who thinks the universe is still wildly misunderstood.
There are artists… and then there are anomalies. Despina Mirou is not just a performer, not just a presence — she is an experience. A global anomaly of art, glamour, intellect, and fearless individuality. She doesn’t enter rooms — she alters their temperature. In a world obsessed with imitation, Despina is pure originality. Her energy
Tina Nelms doesn’t rush moments—she listens to them. Her music lives in the space between breath and belief, where emotion isn’t pushed but revealed. There’s a calm authority in her voice, the kind that comes from knowing exactly who you are and refusing to dilute it. That restraint is what makes her Christmas single, “A Christmas Memory,” land
By Howard Bloom Early Wednesday morning, December 3rd, the AARP, the nation’s leading organization for those over the age of 55, released a report with a radically unexpected revelation. You would think that the loneliest Americans among us would be teenagers who are leaving their families, going off to college, and being forced to build