Have I spoken of the Lapham’s Quarterly blog?
It’s a fine, fine thing–they take current topical news stories, and link them to something contextual from history to provide a different view, or highlight a particular nuance, etc.
A recent piece, contrasts some US election pandering with… well, that would be telling, but anyway you should check it [...]
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When I first checked into the hotel on Sunday, I noticed that across the hall from my suite was a door marked “Maintenance Office”. I had an offhand thought about it being odd to find that on the 3rd floor–you’d think it would be on the first floor, or possibly in the basement–and thought no [...]
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