SHADOW OF A DOUBT
Normalcy Reconsidered
Monday, January 28, 2013
The Fog of Peace
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Remember the Gilligan's Island episode where Vito Scotti played a Japanese sailor who didn't know World War II had ended? Well, ...
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
Graphic Grandeur (Drawing Room Edition)
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Picture postcard, 1915. Artist unknown. "ISH KA BIBBLE" in the lower left hand corner, was the name of a popular nonsense son...
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Vital Viewing (Cuban Kryptonite Edition)
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The first actor to play Superman on television, George Reeves was born on this date in 1914. In this clip, Reeves meets a fellow 19...
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
No Room at the Speakeasy, or, I'm Dreaming of a Wet Christmas
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Barring a Christmas miracle, I'll be away from the computer on the 23d, 24th, and 25th. In the meantime, enjoy the holiday as it was c...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
In Memoriam: Daniel Inouye 1924-2012
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Politician. Democratic senator from Hawaii 1963-2012 "In 1941, the date December 7th was a day that evoked anger, fierce patriotism...
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Quips and Quotations
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Random violence is incredibly infectious. -- Nicholas D. Kristof We are a country of excess. So it's not the violence, per se, ...
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Friday, December 7, 2012
This Day in History
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On December 7, 1941, one empire inadvertently begat another:
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