Hello and welcome to this week’s History Thread! Our topic for the week: What makes you interested in delving deeper into a topic? Let’s say you know nothing about, say, the American Civil War or the Holocaust or Ancient Rome, … Continue reading The Curious Weekly History Thread
Part one here. June 16th, 1973: nearly a month into the Senate Watergate hearings and America is hooked. Initially, network executives expressed serious reservations. One CBS producer worried about hearing from “200,000 nice little old ladies whose favorite soap opera … Continue reading How We Got Here: John Dean Tells All
Welcome to the Weekly History Thread! This is the first one of these for the new site and I hope it’s as fun and informative as everyone as you can. Today’s topic: Politics and elections. It’s Election Day here in … Continue reading The Weekly History Thread Heads to the Polls!
Welcome to How We Got Here, what I hope to be a regular Avocado feature chronicling how historical events shaped our current political and cultural climates. I hope you enjoy and please leave any feedback you’d care to share. – … Continue reading How We Got Here: The Ervin Hearings, Watergate and the 24 Hour News Cycle
Lawrence of Arabia is my favorite film of all time, and I’ve probably spent more time writing about it than is healthy. The movie is renowned for its amazing photography, cast-of-thousand battles and Maurice Jarre’s sweeping score. But I enjoy … Continue reading Scene Dissections: Lawrence of Arabia: Meeting General Allenby
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