November 2010
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October 2010
24 posts
“We do know what hipster means—or at least we should. The term has always...”
– What Was the Hipster? — New York Magazine
What to do with your election fantasies. →
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“Pop War
By Crispin Sartwell
classic essay “the state” by randolph bourne
The...”
– ADAMCRAZYPANTS: MALCONTENTS UNITE!
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“According to Randolph Bourne, in War is the Health of the State, “As a general...”
– The Worden Report: The Tea Party: Possibly Anti-War and Pro-State Spending
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fortepan →
Photos over time of Hungary.
Andrei's Blog: I am back, it was a great holiday I... →
I am back, it was a great holiday I visited 2 wonderful cities from my country (Romania): Constanta and Brasov. Pure art, everywhere (almost).
The old part of Constanta is like a fairy tale, strong buildings from renaissance and baroque eras combined with graffiti. Some people…
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The first candles were made in Egypt and the Greek island of Crete. A long wick was dipped into melted beeswax or tallow. Beekeepers all over the world tend to live very long lives. I feel as thick as a lie laid in honey.
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“I often find myself on flights where I am one of the only people in “Western...”
– Henry Rollins (via stereohead)
“The southern novelist and philosophical essayist Walker Percy (1916–1990) was no...”
– First Principles - Walker Percy and Suicide
Between aprons and atom bombs: Another look at the... →
A comparison of “disaster anxieties” in the 1950’s and 2001. “Cultural aspects of atomic anxiety” by Professor Alan Filreis.Gerald Early’s observations on the cultural significance of baseball.A…
September 2009
34 posts
Gainsbourg, la fille. →
Charlotte Gainsbourg remains scantily-known in the States. Her hair is an advertisement for listlessness, her nose clearly needs “work”, and she smokes in bed— not the sort of lady preferred by…
Constantin Virgil Banescu: The angel in the... →
The last time I spoke to Bobita, this past June, was pleasant. He agreed to answer questions for an interview to be published on this website. Things were going well. He preferred not to be called…
Constantin Virgil Banescu: The angel in the... →
The last time I spoke to Bobita, this past June, was pleasant. He agreed to answer questions for an interview to be published on this website. Things were going well. He preferred not to be called…
Byron Arnold: Folksongs and Field Recordings in... →
Music professor Byron Arnold traversed the state from 1945 to 1948, compiling one of Alabama’s most comprehensive folksong collections. His quest to capture the traditional folk music of Alabama…
These tortured times. →
Though I don’t always agree with Andrew Sullivan, his letter to Bush in the most recent issue of the Atlantic Monthly carries a moral force to be reckoned with. Andrew does not re-neg on his support…
Documents to view at the Hoole Special Collections... →
The truth is just a little dusty, but can be viewed by those who wish to pursue it.
Daniel Pinckney Christenberry commonplace book, 1883-1911, .4 linear feet
A list of citations, evidently…
First-hand account of 1833 Meteor Shower by Elder... →
I at once sold my little farm in the neighborhood of Antioch, and, having disposed of what stock and stuff I could not take with me, on the 13th of November, 1833, I was ready to start upon the…
Born free. →
Download George Edwin Starbuck BioDownload FlushTimesTranscriptDownload HarpersMagazine-1918-01-0031531Download Joseph Glover Baldwin and Trial HumorDownload Tuscaloosa Biography for Roland…
The birds-eye view. →
King Michael of Romania recalls the start of World War II in a recent interview with Radio Free. Christopher Hitchens expresses his intellectual condolences to Irving Kristol.The economists’ debate…
Russia's Nice: The perspective of Dimitri... →
In Bread of Exile, Byzantine scholar Dimitri Obolensky opens the book on his family’s royal Russian past. Sir Dimitri Obolensky was born Prince Dmitriy Dmitrievich Obolensky in 1918. His passing in…
Brookwood covered bridge in Tuscaloosa, a photo... →
The New Deal in Carbon Hill, Alabama. →
William C. Pryor’s photographic document, “A New Deal for Carbon Hill, Alabama”, provides a captivating glimpse into the New Deal’s effects on a small Alabama town. In Pryor’s description of Carbon…
I couldn't resist. →
Acuma: 25 things that make me smile about Romania... →
Andrei and his Harley looking for friends in Constanta. Somebody show him some Harley hospitality, please. Or just direct him to Red Bull Romaniacs… Razvan Vintilescu’s razor-sharp blog is just…
Ghita Ionescu's legacy to Romanian history. →
One of Ghita Ionescu’s most critical contributions to Romanian and post-communist studies was his emphasis on the academic study of “opposition” to political regimes. He founded a journal at LSE,…
Out of Harm's Way in Romania →
Out of Harm’s Way in Romania, originally uploaded by UNHCR. Peaceful days and a safe environment is probably more than these Palestinian and Sudanese refugees expected when they were stuck in a…
A short story by Stelian Tanase. →
Zgaiba died Wednesday at 17:26 – his head smashed in. A car travelling at speed killed him in the middle of the street. The sound of the blow kept ringing in Vivi’s brain. The driver never stopped….
A brief yet multifaceted survey of Alabama... →
That old Southern affinity for history never escapes the literary endeavors of its inhabitants. From the haunted characters of William Faulkner to the chivalric legacies of Samuel Minturn Peck,…
A poster from WWII by Victor Keppler. →
Something "goodly": A list of links + the American... →
Art HistoriesDavid Bate gives a two-page description of the Surrealists and their politics.David Evans does likewise for Guy Dubord and the Situationists.Literary Kicks, an online memoir in…
The German Robotron computer. →
The “Robotron” Kombinat [combine] was created in the GDR at the end of the 1960s. It was responsible for developing and manufacturing data-processing and office machines. Over the course of the…
T.R.M. Howard finds a home online. →
The fascinating civil rights activist TRM Howard now has a website, where his life and times can be more thoroughly explored. Among the features of this website, you can read an excerpt from the…