July 2020 - The Skull and Sword

The Spirit of Woodstock: Did the Legendary 3-Day Music Festival Really Change the World?

Mention “Woodstock” to any Millennial and they’ll have a vague idea of some legendary hippie music festival in the 60s. They wouldn’t be wrong. Although ingrained in the collective psyche of people the world over, much of what Woodstock was, the events that transpired and its lasting impact on society as a whole, is shrouded …

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A History of Violence? The Ancient Link Between Tattoos and Criminality

Leave a Comment / Culture / By Mike Smith

Far from being a modern fad, tattoos have been around since at least the Neolithic era, with the oldest example, the preserved mummy called Ötzi, dating back to at least 3250 BCE. The mummy, known as Iceman, was found in a glacier in the Ötztal Alps between Austria and Italy and has around 61 tattoos. …

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Social Media Influencers in the Time of Coronavirus

Digital / By Mike Smith

Do you know who the highest celebrity social media influencer was in 2019? Football start Cristiano Ronaldo earned the top spot, commanding up to $303,900 per post. Sports celebrities are ahead by miles in earnings out of the many celebrity influencers from different categories. Cristiano alone has, as of this writing, over 200 million followers …

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