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Entries from March 2009

Join Or Die

March 26th, 2009 · 7 Comments

Quick, does Taylor come before Polk, or vice-versa? Artist Justine Lai is painting herself having sex with each U.S. president. NSFW USA.

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Tags: Asides · Found History

Day In The Life

March 19th, 2009 · Comments Off

Suffering from Turkel withdrawal? Bill takes part in the Day of Digital History with a day in his awesome life.  I have a quick cameo, spoiling his lunch. (The orange shirt was an experiment, btw, and minutes after that photo I got a haircut.)

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Tags: Academia · Asides · Digital History · Teaching

American History in Video

March 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Alexander Street Press has put online thousands of newsreels from the 1920s through the 1960s, free until April 30. (Or so they say: I can’t find “thousands” on the site but there are a bunch.)

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Tags: Asides

Technology Grows On Trees

March 18th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Canadian wise men discover the secret of pottery: deconstructing the Civilization tech tree.

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Tags: Academia · Favorites · Games and Gaming · History@Play · Teaching · Technology

The Desert of the Reals

March 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I was Watching the Watchmen, I swear, but then I looked away and missed them.

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Tags: Alternate History · Comics · Found History