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Entries from May 2009
2.0
May 24th, 2009 · 15 Comments
Tags: Daddyhood · Favorites · Real Life
There Will Be Zeppelins
May 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Brett Holman (Airminded) is blogging the phantom airship scare of 1909.
Tags: Gilded Age · Paleoblogging
Rules for Time Travelers
May 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments
“#0. There are no paradoxes.” “#10. Your old universe is still there.”
Tags: Asides
Fantasy Vietnam
May 13th, 2009 · 10 Comments
Part three of the Braunstein trilogy: was old school D&D for squares or hippies, hawks or doves?
Tags: Games and Gaming · Geek History
International Brotherhood of Mothers
May 10th, 2009 · Comments Off
Nate DiMeo tells the tragic story of Anna Jarvis, mother of Mothers’ Day, at his terrific old weird history podcast, The Memory Palace. (While there, scroll down: Ben! Franklin! Death! Ray!)
Tags: Asides · Ben Franklin
What's Old and Weird? Due Respect, Mr. Dylan, But You Fit The Bill
May 4th, 2009 · 12 Comments
Alert Greil Marcus! Bob Dylan bristles at the “old weird America” label.
Tags: Old Weird America