August 25, 2023
The Rest Is History
Victorian murders, abandoned villages, and traveling tales.
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August 25, 2023
Victorian murders, abandoned villages, and traveling tales.
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How ancient peoples learned to keep a tally.
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How not to be disgusting in Renaissance Italy.
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Jigsaw puzzles, gun control, and thwarted revolutionaries.
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George Eliot and her partner George Henry Lewes consider what an author leaves behind besides her books.
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A hacker market, an ancestral village, and a creepy love letter.
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The history and context of Aleksandr Afanasev’s obscene Russian folktales.
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Reimagining Helen’s story in early Hollywood.
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Fitness instructor carves his girlfriend’s name into the Colosseum.
c. 1850:
Thompson of Sunderland makes his mark on Pompey’s pillar.
2023:
Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
c. 1945:
Young communists engage in party matchmaking.