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Klaus Mann diaries online
The Monacensia archive in Munich has digitalized the original pages of Klaus Mann’s diaries (1931-1949). An amazing source for literary scholars and historians alike.… more →
Weimar Studies Network
Featured: The Search for the Beautiful Woman in China and Japan by Cho Kyo
wrote 1 day ago: Featured: The Search for the Beautiful Woman in China and Japan: Aesthetics and Power by Cho Kyo (Tr … more →
Curious About Cuisine: What is so special about a Key Lime?
wrote 2 days ago: Dear Susan, Last week I attended a baby shower where “Key Lime Pie”, which has always been one of my … more →
The Devil's Aphorisms
wrote 4 days ago: These are selected re-posts of my Facebook status quotations, but some of you may recognize the titl … more →
Klaus Mann diaries online
wrote 1 week ago: The Monacensia archive in Munich has digitalized the original pages of Klaus Mann’s diaries (1 … more →
Meet Lincoln historian/author Ed Steers
wrote 1 week ago: He is one of the foremost Lincoln historians in America. During the past thirteen years Dr. Steers h … more →
Germany obsession with inflation: a myth?
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wrote 1 week ago: “Separating historical fact from fiction is a thankless task in Germany but one man is trying … more →
John McWhorter: Txtng is killing language. JK!!! - [TED Talks]
wrote 1 week ago: Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? John McWhorter posits that there’s much more to … more →
blog quickie 279...
wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m reading this. I’m reading this on the title alone. I’m reading this because I … more →
John McWhorter: Txtng is killing language. JK!!!
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wrote 2 weeks ago: John McWhorter: Txtng is killing language. JK!!! Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? … more →
Enjoy the grilling season...just don't call it BBQ!
wrote 2 weeks ago: Whether you prefer gas or charcoal, this is the season for outdoor cookouts and family BBQs. And tho … more →
Jewish periodicals online
wrote 2 weeks ago: The Compact Memory project has digitized 118 German-language Jewish periodicals, from Sulamith (1806 … more →
Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture (The Swahili)
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture Lamu fishing dhows off the Kenya Coast You could say that Sw … more →
Texas State Senate Bill 1128
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Note: I wrote this as an English assignment and had to stay within a word limit. The debate is slig … more →
Wordsworth and Kafka
wrote 3 weeks ago: Another path from classical to romantic to existential… The classical ideal, epitomized say in Mozar … more →
The time-honored cookbook: always a welcome insight into what we were and what we wanted to be
wrote 3 weeks ago: Most people do not have the same obsessive fascination with ancient cookbooks as I do and so fortuna … more →
Live Stream of The 2013 White House Correspondents Dinner with President Obama and Conan O'Brien
wrote 3 weeks ago: Okay, don’t say that I didn’t try, people. Streisand is in that crowd, along with her … more →
Notice: Annual Meeting & Special Event - May 10
wrote 4 weeks ago: Annual Meeting (6PM) and Special Presentation (7:30PM) about Selden Neck Island in History – U … more →
ArtVoice: Jane Frenke
wrote 1 month ago: Jane Frenke is an award-winning weaver and quilter. She earned undergraduate degree in graphic arts … more →
Rosalind's (Anti-)Romantic Flourish
wrote 1 month ago: While reading Shakespeare’s As You Like It, I whimsically plotted one of Rosalind’s most brilliant m … more →
