Twentieth Century
From the Archives: Word with a Past: Genocide
I’m dragging with a nasty respiratory virus. Instead of writing through the fog, or leaving you without a Friday blog post, I’ve chosen an old post from 2014 to share. (Enjoy may not be quite the right word.) ***** Genocide as an activity is probably as old as the concepts of “us” and “them”.…
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Boat Trip Through History: The Temples at Abu Simbel
When we sat down to review the materials from the tour company for our Egypt trip, my BFF from graduate school and I had to make several choices about optional excursions that weren’t included in the basic trip.[1] The biggest of those excursions was an all-day trip to the temples at Abu Simbel. (Including a…
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Matisse at War: A Q & A with Christopher Gorham
Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi-Occupied France, by Christopher Gorham, is a vivid portrayal of the the advance of fascism and war into French life and culture during World War II, told through the lens of one of the country’s most celebrated post-impressionists and his family. How could I resist learning more? (Warning:…
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