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“Behold El Capitan,”“Remember the Maine,” Guy Fawkes’ Day, September 11, and...
Some of my happiest days as an undergraduate at Tulane University were spent in Dixon Hall under the tutelage of my voice and singing instructor Francis Monachino, long-time Chairman of the Tulane...
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Bastille Day 2012: Civilized Memories of the Moonrise Kingdom in a Savage Land
No day on the calendar more appropriately juxtaposes civilization and savagery than July 14, Bastille Day. If any nation in the world epitomizes the height of human civilization, well, I suppose that...
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Remember, Remember, the Fourth and Fifth of November…..Argo, the Iran Hostage...
NOVEMBER 4: ONE OF THOSE DAYS THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY Ben Affleck’s recent (excellent) movie Argo reminds us that on November 4, 1979, a mob of Iranian students breached the walls and “occupied” the...
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The Year’s and the Day’s Deep Midnight—aka the Solstice—Longest Night and the...
Today we think about Calendars—-a large number of misguided souls believe that today has some great mystical significance in the Maya Calendar. Some people even think the world might end today. Some...
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