Historical
The Night of the Long Knives
“If anyone reproaches me and asks why I did not resort to the regular courts of justice, then all I can say is this: In this hour I was responsible for the fate of the German people, and thereby I became the supreme judge of the German people.”
By Kathy Copeland Padden5 years ago in FYI
There's a n--ger in the woodpile
"There's a n--ger in the woodpile" is a term my grandmother used on occasion to indicate that a situation had something hidden that needed to be revealed. We lived in the county and actually had a pile of wood from which we gathered the sticks to make a fire. I could not imagine anyone hiding inside of a woodpile and never pondered that what my grandma said was more than just a phrase and at one time was a reality.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in FYI
You Probably Know My Ex: The F*ckboy Philosopher Soren Kierkegaard
You probably know Soren Kierkegaard as the writer of some of the most formidable philosophical and theological works of the nineteenth century. Maybe you don’t really understand anything he’s written (because let’s face it, he kind of sucked at communication even at the best of times and avoided conciseness like the plague), but vaguely know of him from your annoying philosophy major friend.
By Katie Alafdal5 years ago in FYI
A Monumental Change
It may not have been “the shot heard round the world,” but it was an excruciatingly long and violent video seen and heard by billions of people across the Earth. Every single one of them heard the pleas of a black man who was killed in the most violent of manners by a white man who was supposed to protect and serve him. That, while three other police officers stood by and did nothing to stop the brutality, which they could have done any time during those eternal nine minutes before George Floyd gave up the ghost. Everything is now changed for good and all; there is no going back. George Floyd’s murder shone a retina-scorching light on racial inequities that have dominated our nation since even before its birth. Those who refuse to see them were already blind.
By Charles McGuigan5 years ago in FYI
Monica Dickens, an English novelist
Monica Dickens was a notable 20th century writer of both fiction and non-fiction, whose success may or may not have had something to do with her surname. It cannot be said that any favours came her way because she was a great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, but the name may have prompted many a book buyer to pick her titles off the shelf out of curiosity if nothing else.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
The Most Expensive Book
Christie's offered a copy of Shakespeare's First Folio at closeout with a presale gauge of USD 4 million to $6 million. The part effectively beat its high gauge, selling for almost $10 million. The auction house declared that it was the greatest cost accomplished by most expensive book or a piece of writing at closeout.
By Jacob Walker5 years ago in FYI
Five Saints Looking Totally Chill During Execution
This has always blown my mind. I mean, I look more agonized when I get a paper cut than these guys do being chopped, roasted, stabbed, beheaded, and all the other god-awful fates (no pun intended) the early saints reportedly endured.
By Kathy Copeland Padden5 years ago in FYI
Martha Walter
A fruitful American Impressionist from Philadelphia, Martha Walter spent her 20s under the tutelage of William Merritt Chase. He urged her to seek after workmanship genuinely and associated the maturing craftsman to the worldwide workmanship scene. Even though his impact is obvious in quite a bit of Walter's work, she additionally developed her variation of Impressionism that remained grounded in the truth of mid-twentieth-century America.
By Nancy Baker5 years ago in FYI
The Vintage and Antique Wristwatches
Nothing has had a greater impact on our current conception of time than the invention of the wristwatch. People wear it out of the ordinary in everyday life. In reality, the wristwatch has been around for nearly two centuries and has undergone several changes since its origin. Vintage wristwatches and antique wristwatches are still famous among people today. Many people use it because of its unique and rare. These wristwatches have their own character and it also defines the character of the person.
By Kevin Taylor5 years ago in FYI
