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Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
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Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema
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1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year in Movies author Tom Flannery, the so-called “Big Eight” major American studios “had a combined 590 actors, 114 directors and 340 writers under contract, each of whom worked an...
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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