The rediscovery of ancient Troy (which many had thought was a purely mythical city) resulted from the most consequential mid-life crisis in history:

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Here, I first set out my reasons why #RWRB is important not just as a gay rom-com, but as an allegory of the age-old theme of the contrasts between America & the Old World, and as a subtle and complex character study.
David the dog factors in, and so does the Bible.
#RWRBMovie

1 year after it was first posted for patrons, the first video in my series analyzing the gay romance on the international theme, "Red, White and Royal Blue," is now free and open to view without ads on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/posts/98784602

This lecture by Peter Hayes of U. of Sunderland
is a good exploration of the similarities betw. the prosecution of Lucy Letby & early modern witch-hunting --
as well as of how the state started prosecuting Letby through the media before the case ever got to court:
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The new study presented this week refuting the purported evidence that Lucy Letby murdered babies is rather vindicating -- as I have been researching about the case and used it in my reflections on 2024 as a touchstone for the crisis in knowledge, truth, and exerptise:
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In 1571, Venice won one of the biggest naval battles in world history, involving over 450 ships and 67,000 men.
It was the last great Crusading victory -- yet Venice failed to capitalize on it, and their empire continued to decline.
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One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.

The actual number is less than 1%.

Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.

There is something uniquely disturbing about stories of people being wrongly railroaded and imprisoned for murder
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Today, Jan. 29, is the anniversary of the catastrophic fire that destroyed the renowned opera house of Venice, La Fenice.
Find out why the rebuilding of La Fenice illustrates the irresolvable paradox of historical preservation.
Can venice be both a city and a museum?
www.patreon.com/posts/121039...

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