An Industrious Grocer in the 1930s Wanted to Make It Easier for His Customers to Buy More. They Just Needed a Push "There was a time when shoppers could buy only as much as they could carry. And as ubiquitous as shopping carts are today, it initially took some convincing to use them" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/industrious-grocer-1930s-wanted-make-easier-customers-buy-more-just-needed-push-180987633/ #history image
1066 and still all that Few humor books from 1930 still get laughs from many people now, but 1066 and All That does. W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman don't just send up English history: they also satirize how history is often taught and remembered, where what really matters, whether Bad Kings or Good Things, is the story of whoever's on top. By John Mark Ockerbloom
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1066 and still all that
Few humor books from 1930 still get laughs from many people now, but 1066 and All That does. W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman don’t just send u...
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In Praise of E. H. Shepard’s Illustrations What makes Pooh Pooh? The answer lies not only in author A.A. Milne’s prose, but also in the quiet genius of E. H. Shepard’s original illustrations. With Shepard’s work now in the public domain, it’s the perfect opportunity to revisit how these deceptively simple drawings became cultural touchstones. by Sterling Dudley
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Belle da Costa, the woman who concealed her origins in 1905 and ended up running New York’s most legendary library The Morgan Library in New York pays tribute to its first director, who navigated a racist society and went on to lead the cultural institution for over two decades by Use Lahoz
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Belle da Costa, the woman who concealed her origins in 1905 and ended up running New York’s most legendary library
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Ovid’s Metamorphoses is all about mothers Mothers don’t normally belong in Latin epics, which were meant to be devoted to warriors and warfare. by Frances Myatt
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Ovid’s Metamorphoses is all about mothers
Mothers don’t normally belong in Latin epics, which were meant to be devoted to warriors and warfare.
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