Set in Stone…Like Talc or Something
One of the more interesting and appalling aspects of history is its malleability. I constantly have to relearn what I thought I knew about history. For example, it’s common knowledge that Egyptians...
View ArticleBeyond the Veil
Millenia ago, people believed that alongside our own world was another world. The worlds existed apart, but the borders between the two could wear thin and it was possible to cross from one t’other. It...
View ArticleBook Review: Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen
I’ve never been a fan of the idea that the government is hiding space aliens from us. Partly it’s because the people who espouse this particular brand of paranoia always strike me as two hairs away...
View ArticleThe Lost
When learning about baseball’s history, it is impossible to ignore the forty years that African Americans were not allowed to play, regardless of ability. Any attempt by a black american to play ball...
View ArticleThe Park
One of the most surprising things that I’ve read through-out my spring training, was that, prior to Henry, Werner and Lucchino buying the team, there was a lot of talk about abandoning Fenway and...
View ArticleThe Constant Pursuit of a Hobby
I don’t understand people who actively and constantly pursue the same interest over extended periods of time: scrapbookers, sports fans, model builders, movie enthusiasts, it doesn’t matter. If you can...
View ArticleCulture Defined by Pop
Alan Lomax was a folklorist who spent the majority of his life preserving small, local folklore traditions. He believed that globalization was encroaching on the traditions of countless subcultures and...
View ArticleHistorical Subjectivity
I think I mentioned a while ago that I signed up for a few courses on Coursera, an site that has a multitude of classes available cheap as free. My first class, which started about two weeks ago, is...
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