Living Purposefully With Books.
It means giving yourself permission to get rid of books--and also to keep them.
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The Verge
Living Purposefully With Books.
It means giving yourself permission to get rid of books--and also to keep them.
Historic Painting: “The Hireling Shepherd” by William Holman Hunt, 1851.
The tragedy of neglect: the sinking of the SS Vestris.
The Upcoming Class on my Website: “The Origins of 9/11.”
Sorry to intrude, but we have to talk about the climate crisis. I insist.
Antonioni’s “Zabriskie Point”: a terrible, senseless and fascinating film.
The stupidest Presidential campaign in American history.
The Outer Garden
The Class on September 11 is Up.
With one huge project finished, it's time to move on to the next one.
Historic Photo: Kids at an L.A. Halloween Party, 1935.
A mid-autumn blog hiatus.
Watch “Roundhay Garden Scene,” the world’s very first motion picture—all 2 seconds of it.
The real “King’s Speech”: George VI addresses Britain at the start of World War II.
Update: The WOW! Signal Solved.
First contact for real? The enduring mystery of the WOW! Signal.
The Inner Garden
The strangest dictator: The odd world of Moammar Qaddafi.
The Libyan despot thought of himself as a fashion icon, a car designer and believed his political opponents were on LSD.
Behind the Scenes: August 1939, Eve of War.
The book I’ve been working on: introducing “The Gangster Crown.”
Behind the Scenes: Putin, The Rise to Power.
The lamps that went out: My yearly thoughts on the outbreak of World War I.
Dealing With Campaign 2024: Some Historical Perspectives.
