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Spoiler Alert: This post reveals details of Downton Abbey, through Season 6, Episode 1. On Downton...
Terrorists and Barbarians
In the wake of terrorist attacks like Friday's mass killings in Paris, we often call our enemies...
Historical Mashup by Ivan Gataric — for The Jericho River
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Snow White May Have Begun as a Sexy Goddess
In the myths of the Norse and other Germanic peoples, Freya is the beautiful goddess of sex, love,...
The U.K. Admits the American Revolutionaries Were Right
Did you know the United Kingdom essentially admitted that George Washington and the rest of the...
Why Conquer?
A friend recently asked an interesting question: In history, why does someone who already has...
The Ugly Duchess
The Ugly Duchess isn't a post-modern surrealist painting. Nor is it a cover from Mad Magazine or...
European Antisemitism Isn’t Back
Islamist attacks on Jews have triggered repeated warnings about the return of antisemitism to...
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