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Simon Schama chooses Invention of the Jewish People as his book of the year

versouk wrote 1 week ago: Simon Schama, despite his critical review in the Financial Times, has chosen Shlomo Sand’s Inv … more →

Tags: Israel, Palestine, Shlomo Sand

Shlomo Sand responds to Simon Schama's review in the Financial Times1 comment

versouk wrote 1 month ago: The debate about The Invention of the Jewish People continues in the FT here and here. Shlomo Sand w … more →

Tags: Shlomo Sand

watchthatcheese wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday I finally made myself the pin cushion I have been meaning to make for a while now. It … more →

Tags: crafty, Books, photos, health, Hypothyroidism, Craft, Mary Wesley, Victoria Finlay, Terry Pratchett

Hilary Mantel, "A Place of Greater Safety"

carolwallace wrote 1 month ago: Bullet points: *The French Revolution was very confusing. *Only the most dedicated readers will pers … more →

Tags: Historical Fiction, Camille Desmoulins, Danton, French Revolution, Hilary Mantel, Robespierre

Charlie Sheen and the 9/11 Interview7 comments

Michael Kraemer wrote 1 month ago: Charlie Sheen has since become a prominent advocate of the 9/11 Truth movement.[12] On September 8, … more →

Tags: Politics, History, 9/11, Charlie Sheen, False Flag, Conspiracy, Dead Certainties, Osama bin Laden, terrorists

Caught reading - Andrew Mannion1 comment

tsheko wrote 1 month ago: RECOMMENDATIONS                                                                                      … more →

Tags: caught reading, History, Culture, Art, Music, Science, Natural Environment, Europe, North America

New Dawn

ngm1scot wrote 2 months ago: I saw daybreak today. I was up before the lark today at 0615 and took the dogs for their first walk … more →

Tags: Life, French Revolution, glasgow, car boot sale, Crossford, Dawn, sky, Indigo, Citizens

Jetsetters

thenighttrain wrote 2 months ago: The beau and I are leaving tomorrow afternoon for a long weekend in sunny, swampy Washington D.C. … more →

Tags: escapades, washington dc, National Book Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival, Milwaukee, Podcasts, boats and stuff!

Artists in Conversation: Stephanie Peek's Uncertain Riches1 comment

Christine Cariati wrote 3 months ago: by Christine Cariati This is the first in an occasional series in which Venetian Red interviews a co … more →

Tags: Artists Speak, Bay Area Art Scene, Christine Cariati, Female Artists, Fine & Decorative Arts, Flora & Fauna, Painting, Abbot Thayer, Jean-Antoine Watteau

Inspiration Points: Death on my nightstand4 comments

Jana wrote 3 months ago: It’s certainly just coincidence that as I was reading through Margaret Atwood’s Negotiat … more →

Tags: Books, inspiration points, Book Lists, Margaret Atwood, Muriel Sparks, Thomas Mann, writing

Workshop on Writing History for a Mass Audience5 comments

andrewdsmith wrote 3 months ago: On 19 October 2009, the Network in Canadian History and Environment will be hosting a workshop at th … more →

Tags: Canadian History, Popular History, Popularization, Sean Wilentz, Sir Martin Gilbert, Alan Taylor, Jonathan Vance, Network in Canadian History and Environment, University of Western Ontario Department of History

A RANTING RAMBLE

lonelypond wrote 3 months ago: Ok, I’m taking on faith you have those movie stubs to something original — Bandslam, (50 … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Meandering..., insomnia, Music, Movies & Entertainment, Disney, Financial Times article reference, Books, Reading

Helen Frankenthaler's 'Untitled 1995'

logandonaldson wrote 5 months ago: Untitled 1995 Helen Frankenthaler Oil on Canvas “A really good picture looks as if it’s … more →

Tags: Arts, Helen Frankenthaler, phenomenology of art, untitled 1995, Synesthesia, rothko, pretension, spiral jetty

EAT IT ALL1 comment

matt ballou wrote 5 months ago: From the fantastic “Power of Art” series by Simon Schama, a few screen caps I found feat … more →

Tags: eating paint, paint, Van Gogh, power of art, Art

History Buzz, June 15, 2009: The Future of Diplomatic History & The Holocaust Museum Shooting

bonniekaryn wrote 6 months ago: HISTORY BUZZ: POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights June 15, 2009: President … more →

Tags: HNN, History Buzz, historians, Bill Clinton, John Hope Franklin, Phillip D. Curtin, Vincent J. Cannato, diplomatic history, Holocaust Memorial Museum

Simon Schama at the Dublin Writer’s Festival1 comment

puesoccurrences wrote 6 months ago: By Lisa-Marie Griffith Last night I spent the evening in the company of Simon Schama, Professor of H … more →

Tags: The History Profession, Popular Culture, History in the News, history writing, historians, Dublin Writer's Festival

Downe Derrie

woley wrote 6 months ago: I was up at dawn with a song going through my mind. It is from A History of Britain by Simon Schama, … more →

Tags: Tarot (General), The Da Vinci Enigma Tarot, The Three Ravens, A History of Britain, Sarah Leonard

America's future, or how I got exclusive insight into Simon Schama's very big brain

Sass wrote 6 months ago: I f0und, courtesy of Bookslut, this excellent interview with Simon Schama, noted British historian a … more →

Tags: Books, obama, American Future A History, Barack Obama, Bookslut, Democratic Convention, dickens, dickensian aspect, US

History Buzz May 25, 2009: Simon Schama & "The American Future A History"

bonniekaryn wrote 7 months ago: HISTORY BUZZ: POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights May 15, 2009: President O … more →

Tags: HNN, History Buzz, historians, James McPherson, Ken Burns, David Herbert Donald, James Lowen, Benny Morris


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