I thought this essay by Jenifer Stevenson was worth reading, especially in the toxic bombardment of Roman circus news media feeding on the criminality and corruption in government.

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via sovay, New York City in 1941-2.

Thought about the date today while reading Blackout by Connie Willis. I'm about five/sixths done with the first book. So far, I find it difficult to tell the difference between the pairs of young female historians as they all seem to talk and act pretty much alike, without much of a glimpse into their pasts to differentiate them, which is ( Read more... )