Naqa - Forgotten Advanced Civilization
Caveat: I just looked a bit into the current knowledge about Meroe and Naqa after listening to a podcast. Should…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Ch. 11: Your Honor, I present this piglet as witness for the defense
I forgive you if you thought we were dead. But we’re back, and talking about all sorts of interesting things,…
Question for Literature and History Enthusiasts
What are some of your favorite knightly and heroic tales?
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ch. 11-12: Ten points to House Hufflepun!
Advanced Muggle Studies is back, and we’re punnier than ever! This week, we discuss: poor misdirected Ginny; magical…
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Ch. 15: Come on, you KNOW you thought about it
We’re back on Advanced Muggle Studies! This week, we discuss: more monomyth; disapproving McGonagall; positive social…
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Ch. 9-10: We earn every letter of NSFW
Part 2, where we dig into some feminist theory/history in a very NSFW way. This episode, we discuss: obsession with…
Don't piss off a Millennial feminist with a history degree
I’m finishing up tomorrow’s blog post, which includes a little history lesson.
African American Suffragettes
Here is a little article on vogue. If you don’t know some of these women I would encourage you to do a little reading…
Saturday evening tv
Don't know if any of y'all would be interested or not, but right now CNN is airing a program highlighting key political…
Activate Librarian Powers!
I just found out that I've been chosen to participate in the Digital Library of Georgia/Digital Public Library of…
Super interesting for all you history nerds out there!
Yes, I know I'm two days late on this, and in Internet-time that's basically an eternity. Whatever, I thought this was…
A Moment in the Global History of Figure Skating
Since I've been talking about skating so much lately, I found this and thought some of you would enjoy seeing it. The…
A Postal Post
Scanning my FB this morning for family and distant acquaintance updates, I came across this pic and its accompanying…
History: Groupthink Announcement Post
Because I was interested, I believe that I've found the beginning of Groupthink. When we relaunched Crosstalk, I linked…
George W. Bush is not Hitler
I'm sorry, but I'm getting very annoyed by the comments on the two recent GWB articles on Gawker. I know a fundamental…
Old Timey Ladies.
No, this isn't a thread about the liberal oldz of Crosstalk, though we are liberal and olde (like a malt shoppe). This…
A History Song That Made Me Cry
If you're not watching the youtube videos by History For Music Lovers, you really should. Even if you're not into…
The Tower ravens
The one and only time I went to London, I made sure to visit the Tower of London. I don't care much about the Crown…
Happiness of the day proving I am the badass of the Romantic Period!
So I had to do hella research on The Romantic Period for a professor, and she said I did a great job! So proud.
Swearing and Its Socioeconomic Baggage
Well...bless my stars! If you're a regular reader, you may have been surprised by the strong reaction the latest article