Your 2018 Uncle John’s and Portable Press Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are coming, and you’ve got a long gift list. Let us handle that for you. For those who seek knowledge: Uncle John’s Actual & Factual Bathroom Reader For more than 30 years now, Uncle John and his crack team of BRI stall-warts hav...
Here’s the lowdown — and adorable origin story — of the world’s newest and fluffiest holiday. A day just for dogs There are so many holidays to celebrate different members of the family — Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Grandparen...
Actual and Factual Facts About Soda Pop
This article was first published in our 31st annual edition, Uncle John’s Actual and Factual Bathroom Reader. Generic name The generic name for a soft drink varies by region: In New England and the Southwest, it’s generally called “sod...
When Canada Tried to Join America
If there’s ever a 51st state in the United States, it’ll most likely be Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia. But if these very small political movements had had their way, we’d already have more states: former Canadian provinces. All o...
Stan Lee Was Truly “Excelsior!”
Stan Lee passed away this week at the age of 95. As the chief creative mind at Marvel Comics for decades, he helped make comics a viable literary form and a distinctly American contribution to art with near-mythological-level by introducing everyone ...
