by Court | Sep 20, 2020
First of all, I love this song, but it always makes me feel deeply sad – I thought it was about a girl who died saving her horse, and nothing makes me cry harder than A DEAD PET. But listening more closely, I realized this shit is actually about A GHOST. I...
by Court | Aug 10, 2020
“It appears to me that commercial interests of San Francisco are more dear to the inhabitants than the preservation of human life. No sentiment has been expressed against a possible danger arising to the people, to their wives and children. These people seem...
by Court | Jul 27, 2020
She haunts the Old Faithful Inn – specifically, the “Crows Nest” – the lookout on the top of the building that is straight off of a set for “haunted old hotel.” If you Google “what does a haunted hotel look like” this is the first damn result, guaranteed....
by Court | Apr 10, 2020
In 1793, Philadelphia was besieged by Yellow Fever. It likely arrived with white refugees fleeing the Haitian Revolution, and Dr. Benjamin Rush noticed that those people weren’t getting as sick. He postulated – WRONGLY – that because of this, black people...
by Court | Mar 27, 2020
“The tastes of the duke were peculiar. He had a fine eye for color and effects. He disregarded the ‘decora’ of mere fashion. His plans were bold and fiery, and his conceptions glowed with barbaric lustre. There are some who would have thought him mad. His...
