This 1846 Anti-Slavery Alphabet Is Fantastic
This hand-drawn Anti-Slavery Alphabet from 1846 is a fascinating artifact of America in the stormy, pre-Civil War years.…
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Cross-Pollination: Five Musical Autobiographies I Want to See (on Popdose)
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When Popdose Grand Poobah Jeff Giles asked me to write a list article for his site, I couldn’t say no. The only question I had for him was, “what content restraints am I working under?”…
Pop Culture Capsule — November 14-20, 1993
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In honor of Notre Dame’s return to the top of the college football rankings, let’s look at pop culture from the last time it happened in 1993.…
Vintage Ephemera: Fun and Nonsense by Willard Bonte (1904)
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Enjoy these vintage scans from Willard Bonte’s fantastical 1904 children’s book, Fun and Nonsense. Anthropomorphic fun for the whole family!…
Almost Ads — RCA Victor Television, 1955
- in Funny Stuff
Who needs color to get the most, um, pleasure out of television? Not RCA Victor, offering a new set in fifty shades of grey!…
Let Me Tell You, You Do NOT Want to Get Tangled Up with Satan’s Daughter
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Let me tell you, you do NOT want to get tangled up with Satan’s daughter.…
Book report: The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ
Are we all just geniuses waiting to happen? David Shenk sure thinks so, as his book ‘The Genius in All of Us’ explains.…
Pop Culture Capsule — January 5-11, 1992
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A look back at the biggest movies, songs and books for the week of January 5-11, 1992 – a time when the stench of the ’80s still hung in the air.…
Cross-pollination: “Are We Still Rolling?” book review (on Popdose)
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Wherein Chris Holmes picked up a copy of a memoir from engineer Phill Brown and ended up adding a bunch of new albums to his music collection.…