The truth is old soldiers do die, but they don’t ever fade away.
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Charlie Chaplin, ‘House of Cards,’ and Bertolt Brecht’s Alienation Effect
Brecht's Alienation Effect took a different course after Hitler's rise to power. Spacey’s political drama is less about politics than about cold-blooded personal ambition.
Read More »Days of Sicily, Knights of Malta – Part 9 and Conclusion: Malta and Gozo
Roman, medieval and World War II history mingle on the fascinating islands of Malta and Gozo.
Read More »Days of Sicily, Knights of Malta – Part 8: Prehistoric Malta
The 1953 movie 'Malta Story' made me want to visit that tiny Mediterranean country so disproportionately weighted with lore from prehistoric times to WWII.
Read More »Brush Up on Your Mother’s Day Trivia Before Sunday Brunch
Impress your mother (or your friends) this year with your knowledge about the history of Mother's Day.
Read More »Forgotten Holidays: Eight Historic or Local Celebrations that Illuminate the Past
Patriots' Day, Evacuation Day, and Pinkster are a few of the local, forgotten, or obscure American holidays that enliven our sense of history.
Read More »The New Black Opinion-Makers
Black opinion-makers for this generation and the generation to come are carrying on the tradition of molding black public opinion for progress.
Read More »America after Obama
Nate Silverman the polling genius says that the Senate can fall to Republican control in the 2014 election and if he’s right, look out.
Read More »Days of Sicily, Knights of Malta – Part 6: Siracusa
Greek and Roman amphitheaters, the Ear of Dionysius, layers upon layers of history – even a 1,500-year-old mikvah. Siracusa has more things to see than most any other place in Sicily.
Read More »50 Years Ago Today – Remembering The Beatles First Appearance on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
What happened to The Beatles is nothing short of extraordinary. They went from those first fledling moments on a cold Sunday night in February 1964 to a juggernaut that literally rocked the world.
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