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New light on Alabama history
Getting back to town, I just learned that Susan Youngblood Ashmore’s book received two prizes at the Southern Historical Association meeting in Louisville. I’m doubly pleased because Ashmore earned he… more →
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New light on Alabama history
alarob wrote 2 weeks ago: Getting back to town, I just learned that Susan Youngblood Ashmore’s book received two prizes at the … more →
Quote for All Hallows’ Eve
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alarob wrote 1 month ago: “Once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robb … more →
The book that changed your life
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alarob wrote 1 month ago: The question has become commonplace in published interviews with authors and other bookish people. I … more →
Saturday baroque
alarob wrote 1 month ago: All these baroque music videos and not a single harpsichord? Time to remedy that. Here, Rafael Puyan … more →
Saturday baroque, feat. the baryton
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alarob wrote 1 month ago: Following on last Saturday’s videos, here are some Haydn trios for the baryton, viola, and cello. Th … more →
Saturday baroque: viol variants
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alarob wrote 2 months ago: Today’s music videos are demonstrations of two uncommon variants on the viol. The baryton is a large … more →
Saturday baroque: Les Indes galantes
alarob wrote 2 months ago: I’m always interested in European images of American Indians. So this week I have for you a clip fro … more →
Sunday concert
alarob wrote 2 months ago: Here is the first half of the same Jordi Savall concert I posted yesterday. The program opens with t … more →
Saturday baroque
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alarob wrote 2 months ago: I haven’t posted any music videos in a while, so here’s an entire baroque concert. It’s the baroque … more →
Return of the Vann Seminar
alarob wrote 3 months ago: Emory University’s Vann Seminar in Pre-Modern European History is starting up again this week for th … more →
Why we call it waterboarding
alarob wrote 3 months ago: I recently found some supporting evidence for my theory (in this post, one of my most read) that the … more →
Why Indians say ‘ugh’ (part 2)
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alarob wrote 4 months ago: A boy plays Indian on a valentine from the 1950s. (Credit: VintageValentineMuseum.com) While making … more →
Why Indians say ‘how’ (part 2)
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alarob wrote 4 months ago: A 1950s valentine derives humor from Indian stereotypes. (Credit: VintageValentineMuseum.com) In a p … more →
Looking back at the “New” South
alarob wrote 4 months ago: The Alabama Archives continues its curiously named “ArchiTreats” lunchtime lecture series, and I rea … more →
The piano in the corner
alarob wrote 5 months ago: I have not found myself able to write either about my academic work, local affairs, or the wide worl … more →
Saturday baroque (on Monday)
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alarob wrote 6 months ago: I’m in awe of this concert by Jordi Savall in Italy. The music is French, including something by Mar … more →
Getting over Ayn Rand
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alarob wrote 6 months ago: Those schlocky paperbacks are a residue of my adolescence. Mixed in with Hubbard and Asimov and othe … more →
Creek War symposium live online
alarob wrote 6 months ago: From the Auburn University press people: The College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University invites th … more →
A nest for growing souls
alarob wrote 6 months ago: To learn a language is to gain another soul. Charlemagne is supposed to have said that, or something … more →
