Who'd have thought a 21st-century crowd could be listening so intently to a 12th-century philosophical debate that a solitary ringtone would sound like a thunderclap?
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One Year Later: Rebuilding The Culture of New Orleans
Returning the music to New Orleans is part of returning the soul to the city.
Read More »It’s Not Nice to Fool With Mother Nature
Scientists are discovering more and more about the tricks she has up her sleeve.
Read More »Book Review: The Question by Henri Alleg
This first-hand tale of torture by French troops during the Algerian war for independence sadly remains all too relevant today.
Read More »Interview: Bill Katovsky, Author of Patriots Act
“Journalism, they say, is the first draft of history. I consider oral history its second draft" - Bill Katovsky
Read More »The Wizard and Wounded Knee
Descendants of the author of The Wizard of Oz to apologize for editorials Baum wrote at the time of Wounded Knee.
Read More »Hunting Humans: Genealogy And Tintype Photos
The world of genealogy holds more surprises at which you could shake a family tree.
Read More »Cultural Imperialism: The Path To Extinction
The species that doesn't evolve risks extinction.
Read More »Israel, The Left, And History Don’t Mix
I've got to stop letting history and the truth get in the way of my critical reasoning.
Read More »Theater Review: The Tragedy of Master Arden of Faversham at the White Bear in South London
You might bill it, News of the World-style: True Crime! Hideous Murder! Unfaithful Wife! I can see the handbill on a Fortune Theatre post now.
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