William Penn became famous for founding the English province of Pennsylvania in the 1600s, which many call America’s original melting pot society. Penn stood out in American history for several things that he did differently than most colonists, including his unique way of dealing with Native American tribes. Penn was also known to be a champion…
William Penn’s Quaker Colony: Pennsylvania
March 31, 2023
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Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for March 31–April 6
This week, we feature an accessible biography of an important Supreme Court justice and a riveting look at the wide, wonderful world of animals. Biology ‘An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us’ By Ed Yong How much of our world do we know? Ed Yong is a Pulitzer Prize-winning science…
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for March 31–April 6
This week, we feature a unique Latin-themed martial arts actioner and a classic Japanese drama about a samurai and his ambitious wife. New Release ‘The Fist of the Condor’ An ancient Incan tome containing deadly fighting techniques has remained hidden for ages. But when various martial arts assassins from around the globe seek out the…
Gateway to the West: Eero Saarinen and the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
The Gateway Arch majestically dominates the skyline of St. Louis, Missouri, and has come to symbolize the great city in the heartland of America. Reflecting St. Louis’s role in the nation’s westward expansion, the monument was constructed to memorialize the few hearty souls that set out to explore a new frontier. Thomas Jefferson sent his…
Film Review: ‘Tetris’: Political and Commercial Intrigue Over a Computer Game
R | 1h 58m | Cold War Drama The “Tetris” video game was one of the most successful exports of the late Soviet era, but it was not a socialist-friendly tycoon like Armand Hammer who landed the deal. Henk (with an “e”) Rogers was not the Soviets’ kind of guy, but the Dutch game designer…
Book Review: ‘Brave Men’: War Correspondent Ernie Pyle in World War II
Ernie Pyle was the most beloved war correspondent of World War II. He covered the war from North Africa to Northern France in the European theater before going to the Pacific to report on the Okinawa invasion. “Brave Men,” originally published in 1944, is a classic collection of Pyle’s writings. It covers his activities from…
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 46: Putting Things in the Right Order
Great literature, while seeming to highlight one important insight, often seems to be about much, much more. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 46 is an example: Mine eye and heart are at a mortal war, How to divide the conquest of thy sight; Mine eye my heart thy picture’s sight would bar, My heart mine eye the freedom…
George C. Marshall: A Man of Duty, Honor, and Humility
March 29, 2023
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Fans of the movie “Saving Private Ryan” will recollect the scene where General George C. Marshall, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, orders a search-and-rescue mission for a paratrooper in Normandy whose three brothers were killed that week in combat. George Marshall is no longer a household name in the country to which he gave a…
[PREMIERING 3/31 at 7:30 PM ET] Afterlife | Documentary
March 28, 2023
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Devout Christians and devout atheists alike have profound interest in the same question: What happens when we die? This and other questions about the afterlife are scientifically explored through modern research into near-death experiences. Through interviews with noted researchers like Drs. Raymond Moody and Jeffrey Long, this documentary explores the evidence of the afterlife using…
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Profiles in History: Henry Knox: War by the Book
When Henry Knox (1750 –1806) was a child, his father left for the West Indies in search of financial stability. His career as shipbuilder and family provider would come to an end with his untimely death. His wife and ten children would be left without a father and would have to toil on their own to…