Oh What A Year: 1933
[Nothing like spending a Sunday reading undigitized, bound periodicals at your local university library...] Time Magazine began 1933 by declaring Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the president-elect, as Man of the Year.…
BITE Model of Cults
In Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA, the author John Lisle describes the worldview and culture of the CIA that led to unstructured and…
The New Penny Normal
For decades, amusement parks, gardens, museums, zoos, boardwalks, and anywhere else offer - for a price - to commemorate your visit by embossing their logo or image onto a penny,…
Random Learnings #63
I happened upon this article in a 1949 issue of International Conciliation (sorry, didn't note which issue, the name of the article, the author): The North Atlantic Pact is a…
Foodie #10
Last weekend, after months negotiating around personal schedules, I flew to Raleigh, North Carolina to visit siblings, nieces and nephew. Once checked into my hotel, I started looking for nearby…
Cool Photos #12
The Seamans Center is an ever-extending building for the University of Iowa's School of Engineering. I first saw this extension as I exited Old Capitol Town Center on the back…
Random Learnings #62
Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World by Malcolm Harris tells the story of how California went from a Mexican/Mexican-influenced territory, extremely far away from the United…
Martha Would Be Horrified
Madison, perhaps I'm missing humor or some ulterior intent, but believe the correct term for your article should be heat wave.
What Is Democracy?
The victorious allies met in Potsdam, Germany in July 1945 to discuss the substance and procedures of the peace settlements in Europe after V-E day. Stalin was the sole remaining…
Meandering Thoughts #57
Should The Great Minnesota Get-Together be retitled The Great Minnesota Eating Disorder? Each year the fair's new food choices are highlighted and reviewed. Every fucking year without exception. Looking for…