Oh! If only the “Girl With the Red Hat” could speak. In Johannes Vermeer’s painting, she’s turned around in her chair, gazing directly at us. Natural light streams across the side of her face, highlighting her open mouth and that mischievous glint in her right eye, as if she’s known for centuries what curators, scientists,…
The Hidden Message on Ben Franklin’s Fugio Cent
Perhaps the United States wouldn’t have become so politicized had we all followed a good piece of advice from Benjamin Franklin. In Franklin’s 1737 book, “Poor Richard’s Almanac,” he stated what would be his literal and figurative idea behind money: “A penny saved is two pence clear.” Contrary to popular belief, Franklin, who was known for his…
How 2 Famous Authors Started the Thanksgiving Turkey Tradition
George Washington noted that it was “the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly implore his protection and favor.” This was stated at the beginning of his Thanksgiving Day proclamation, which he issued on October 3, 1789. Through the…
Film Review: ‘The Menu’: Hostile Haute Cuisine Versus Pretentious One-Percenters
R | 1h 46min | Drama, Comedy, Satire, Mystery, Thriller | 18 November 2022 (USA) The second film this week to feature a maniacal, uber-obsessive “artiste” chef, “The Menu” is a searing satirical thriller that lacerates and skewers both those who conceive and create impossibly ornate and fussy dishes and those who view eating them as gastronomical nirvana. In a manner not…
Book Review: ‘The Economy of Promises: Trust, Power, and Credit in America’
Bruce G. Carruthers, the John D. MacArthur professor of sociology at Northwestern University, has written a new book entitled “The Economy of Promises: Trust, Power, and Credit in America.” In his book, Carruthers thoroughly presents the history of America’s credit economy, going back to the beginning of the republic to modern times. This will indeed…
White Haven in St. Louis, Missouri: President Grant’s Rural Retreat
Julia Dent Grant grew up in the two-story federal-style home, and it was the first place her future husband, Ulysses S. Grant, would visit as a guest in 1843 when he was stationed militarily in St. Louis, Missouri. Named White Haven by the Dent family to keep the title of former family residences owned prior…
Disaster by the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 | Documentary
November 20, 2022
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“Disaster by the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906” features never-before-seen footage, shot just minutes after the quake struck on April 18, 1906, at 5:13 a.m., combined with thousands of rare and previously unreleased photographs. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” –…
Golden Era Films: 1938’s ‘The Shopworn Angel’: A Love Story During the Great War
It’s probably safe to say that more movies have been made about World War II than any other military conflict, many produced during the war itself. However, before the 1940s, the First World War provided a dramatic background to many war movies made in the 1920s and ’30s. “The Shopworn Angel” (1938) is a poignant,…
Tchaikovsky’s ‘Valse-Scherzo’ in C Major, Op. 34: A Mainstay of the Violin Repertoire
November 20, 2022
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote music for more than ballets and operas. The famous Romantic composer also completed numerous instrumental pieces that continue to be interpreted and recorded today, as is the case with “Valse-Scherzo” in C Major, Op. 34 (circa 1877). The piece requires a performer’s virtuosity; that, as well as its shimmering quality, makes…
Religious Liberty and the Freedom to Do Good: The Story of Casimira Kaupas
Discussions of the history of religious liberty in America tend to focus on the struggles of various religious minorities with oppression in their native lands. This tends to make the overall outlook one-sided, placing the focus on how these groups won civil liberties, whether in American society itself, or as a result of leaving behind religious…
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