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Human beings are dumb. They always have been and, I suspect, always will be. That means people have been committing acts of dumbassery for hundreds of thousands of years. So, […]

World War I ended in 1919. The War to End All Wars did no such thing. The postwar era was defined by violence, upheaval, wealth inequality, economic collapse, and basically […]

“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist. We must be anti-racist” – Angela Davis Juneteenth is now a federal holiday in celebration of the signing of […]

The global chip shortage has made getting new cars more difficult and, in turn, the used car market is shooting through the roof. While used cars getting more expensive makes […]

In next week’s Mayoral primary, the voters of New York City will have a new process. They’ll be able to rank their top 5 candidates instead of choosing a single […]

Alexander the Great of Macedon was arguably the greatest conqueror in history. By the 300s BC, the Greek city-states were beginning to wane in terms of military dominance. Rome was […]

As a professional wrestling promotion, All Elite Wrestling was founded only two short years ago in January of 2019. In that time, four different women have held their championship belt […]

Mare of Easttown aired its final episode in its limited run just over a week ago, but it comes from a long line of mystery miniseries in the Sunday night […]

On This Day in History — June 1 — Whiskey, Whisky, and More Whiskey In most countries that import or export whiskey (or whisky), the drink is actually defined by […]

With Memorial Day here and COVID numbers subsiding, I have begun to reminisce about my days at Summer Camp. Summer Camp movies have some pretty well known tropes. The majority […]

Who Is the Best Batman? A Purely Subjective and Definitive List 5 — Adam West Adam West just barely makes the list of best Batmans (Batmen?) because he’s maybe the […]

On This Day in American History — May 25, 1787 — The Constitutional Convention Begins In his Second Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln called it “a new birth of freedom.” Lyndon […]

Minor league baseball is back and there can be only one king, the Birmingham Barons.

If you’ve never been a professional wrestling fan, you’ve likely never heard of “New Jack” Jerome Young. One of the most notorious names in the business, he’s been described by […]

Jerusalem has been a site of strife and struggle since Moses stood on the banks of the Jordan River and peered into the land “flowing with milk and honey.” Current […]

You may not have noticed but our society is currently desperate for leadership. Demand has dwarfed the supply. The leadership market has been flooded with fakes, counterfeits, and phonies posing […]

The concept of Parallel Universes, or alternate dimensions and realities, has seeped into popular culture over the past decades. They are colloquially referred to as “bizarro” universes, first referenced in […]

This. week in history, on May 13, 1862, Captain Robert Smalls became the first black person to command a United States Navy ship.  Captain Smalls was born into slavery in […]

Bianca Belair recently became only the sixth black WWE Women’s Champion in history at Wrestlemania 37. The WWE Women’s Championship has a complicated history. It’s common to hear WWE state […]

Why Palpatine Was The Greatest Sith of All Time Star Wars films and television have focused exclusively, and to their detriment, on the machinations of one Sheev Palpatine. Every live-action […]

Emperor Palpatine (AKA Darth Sidious) is a member of an order known as the Banite Sith. Those are Sith lords in the tradition of Darth Bane. An even longer time […]

Throughout the live-action and animated Star Wars properties, Palpatine’s Galactic Empire has been the spectre haunting the galaxy. In the prequel trilogy, Palpatine paved the way for the Empire. In […]

For the most part, I found this year’s Oscars to be a refreshing change up. Obviously they could not have done them in the same fashion as before, as that […]

First, let’s start with a series of dates.  March 15, 44 BC: A group of Roman senators stab Julius Caesar to death. One of the senators allegedly says sic semper […]

On Sunday April 18th, 12 soccer clubs from England, Italy, and Spain announced the formation of a new “Super League.” In the 24 hours since the announcement, the entire Soccer […]

On This Day in American History — April 15, 1865 — Abraham Lincoln Dies “General” Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865. This is […]

About a year ago I was having a conversation with my friend Edgar on a podcast about what the 2021 awards season, especially big categories like best picture, would even […]

Huey P. Long, The Kingfish, served as governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a senator from Louisiana from 1932 until he was murdered. Huey P. Long was […]

Chick-fil-A is known mostly for two things: Good chicken sandwiches and fast service. I believe both of those points are severely overhyped. Although, I’ll give them a lot of credit […]

Minari is the rare combination of technically stunning filmmaking married with heartwarming and raw storytelling, which is all the more impressive in a bilingual film. As a sum unit, Minari […]

Every morning, I turn on the faucet to brush my teeth, and I am shocked the tap doesn’t run crimson with blood. I’m surprised every time rain begins to fall […]

The coronavirus pandemic has transformed office work to remote work. Dining tables are now work stations, living rooms transitioned to break rooms, and walking the dog is the new smoke […]

Worldwide, rugby seasons are starting in March. So, at The Colloquial, we’re publishing everything we know about rugby (not much).  In the United States, “football” refers to American gridiron football. […]

Usually when a bunch of nerds, of which I am one, clamor for change to one of their beloved properties, it’s at best a net neutral. Given this, I was […]

Last June, I first pondered things I wish got the Snyder Cut treatment when the initial plans to release a supersized justice league movie were unveiled. Now that we have […]

I’ve come to eat crow. Joe Biden is a progressive. I didn’t think he would be when I voted against him in last year’s Democratic primary. Many on the Left […]

Around the world, rugby seasons are kicking off in March. So, each week in March, I’m writing about rugby — the hooligans’ game played by gentlemen (and women).  Previous articles […]

Music is a transformative medium transcending languages, cultures, and time. It’s a unique force in human life, stimulating people to dance, march to war, and face spiritual awakening. Music is […]

According to legend, in 1823, a student named William Webb Ellis at a boarding school in Rugby, England, picked up a soccer ball and ran with it. Thus, he created […]

The last two episodes of All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) weekly tv show, “Dynamite” have been on fire in the lead up to this weekend’s “Revolution” PPV. This past Wednesday, we […]

Here is a collection of facts that pertain to Texas Senator Ted Cruz. The Colloquial Staff spent minutes researching these and believe them to be actual factuals. We offer these […]

Rugby seasons around the world are starting in March. Time to get educated on the world’s most popular tackle football game.  For probably all of time, school kids have played […]

The ability of Trump’s snake-oil coalition to take over the leadership of the Republican party is no surprise. Grifting and right wing politics go hand in hand. Glenn Beck, Dick […]

Operating under different names throughout its dominance among North American wrestling promotions, the WWE has been around since 1953. In that time, can you guess how many Black WWE Champions […]

Judas and the Black Messiah felt like cinema. Excluding a few gems that were always intended for the small screen, like Palm Springs, this past year of hybrid model movie […]

Who is the richest man who ever lived? Since the 1970s, the United States government has been looking the other way on trusts and monopolies. That has driven company sizes […]

The SyFy network’s original material doesn’t even qualify as hit or miss. It’s almost always a miss. The new show Resident Alien is trying to break that mold. Like Battlestar […]

Yesterday was Presidents Day 2021, so naturally, it’s the perfect time for the next installment of our “The Dumbest Thing Every President Has Done” series. We have a new president […]

The Roman Republic fell apart in 44 BCE. The Roman Empire (the part that spoke Latin) fell apart in 476 CE. However, it lives on in the minds of nerds, […]

Everything is political. Everything is performance. This has not always been as obvious as it stands with today’s GOP, which operates solely as a performative political body. There is no […]