Rappers With the Most Hits
Rap originated in the Bronx in the 1970s and has grown into one of the most popular musical forms in the world. In 2017, R&B/Hip-Hop became the most listened to genre according to Nielsen…
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States Where the Most People Applied to Start a Business in 2021
Despite the attention given to large publicly traded companies and the payouts they provide to investors, small businesses continue to be one of the largest private employer segments in the nation, accounting for 66%…
The 10 Richest US Presidents
When Donald John Trump became the 45th President of the United States on January 20th, 2017, he also became by far the richest chief executive the nation has ever had – and will likely…
The Best Perks of Being President of the United States
The president of the United States certainly has a lot on his shoulders. If you compare pictures from when they begin the job and when they leave office they look like they’ve aged decades…
Worst Classic Westerns You Can Still Stream
The Western genre is often celebrated for landmark cinema classics like “The Good, the Bad and The Ugly” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” But not all movies, of course, are good ones,…
States With the Longest Life Expectancy According to the CDC
According to a report by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, the average life expectancy for a person born in the US in 2019 was 78.8 years nationwide. That’s the overall number, though,…
20 Black-Owned Wineries You Should Know
Winemaking is not a field that has ever drawn a large number of African-American winemakers or winery owners, and it is not a field that has been particularly hospitable to them. According to some…
Most Self-Sufficient Economies in the World
Cross-border trade is as old as civilization itself, but this commerce has broadened in modern times thanks to world-shrinking innovations in transport and logistics, as well as the expansion of free-trade agreements and other…
Large Cities With the Best and Most Reliable Internet Access
No business — or home — can operate today without internet service. Businesses connect with customers over the internet. And when the pandemic shut down schools last year, families realized how important it was…
The Poorest Countries in the Americas
Stretching 8,700 miles from north to south, the Americas contain 57 countries and territories. And these countries are as diverse culturally as they are economically. To find the poorest countries in the Americas, 24/7…
The Best Films You Can Stream For Free Right Now
It wasn’t too long ago that if we wanted to watch a movie at home, we were limited to just a couple of options. We could either run out to Blockbuster and spend way…
24 Food and Drink Trends for 2022
It’s no news that the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the restaurant industry, threatened bars and cocktail lounges with obsolescence, interrupted supermarket supply chains, and altered eating and drinking habits across the land. (Here are…
Most Diverse Small Cities
Rural America is emptying out. According to the Pew Research Center, about half of the country’s rural counties now have lower populations than they did in 2000. Then, the exodus of locals leaving rural…
25 Hidden Gems You Can Screen Right Now on Paramount+
That pessimistic groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter on Feb. 2, so we’ve got plenty of time to break out the blanket and a bowl of popcorn and catch up on some movies…
Highest Paying Jobs in Sacramento That Require a Bachelor’s Degree
STEM — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — occupations and business careers dominate the highest paid jobs in the Sacramento, California, metro area. This isn’t rare as the demand for STEM skills grows by…
How Poor the Bottom Half of Households Were Each Year Since 1976
The United States has the highest income inequality of all G7 nations, and that gap has been widening for over 40 years. During this time, CEO pay has skyrocketed, increasing by over 1,300% since…
How Wealthy Was the 1% Each Year Since 1976
Oil magnate John D. Rockefeller is said to have become America’s first billionaire in 1916. Now, there are 2,755 billionaires in the world, with around 724 in the United States, according to Forbes. And…
24 Black Chefs You Should Know
Black chefs and cooks have helped shape the way Americans eat since the country’s earliest days. They brought ingredients and culinary techniques to these shores from Africa; developed a vast repertoire of dishes now…
How Wealthy Was the Middle Class the Year You Were Born
It is often said that the American middle class is shrinking or that its wealth is getting squeezed as inequality rises. While the size of the middle class may have increased over the years,…
The Best R-Rated Movies of All Time
From 1934 to 1968, the majority of Hollywood films abided by the Hays Code, a system of self-censorship with scrupulous moral standards promulgated by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. The Hays…