Eric Scheske

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Niall of the Nine Hostages

I'm always drawn to bits of history that I've never even heard about. This one rings a bell, barely [http://shep.wordpress.com/2006/01/18/the-true-father-of-ireland]: > Research by geneticists at Trinity College Dublin reveals that one in 12 Irishmen are descended from a fifth-century

Historical Miniature

I don't know a lot about Christopher Marlowe, but I know enough to know that this summary of Marlowe in NYT is one-sided [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/books/review/29feingold.html?_r=1] (it is not at all clear, for instance, that Marlowe was gay

Reefer Madness

The cult classic is available at Google Video. Just click here [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1714653651063948142&q=reefer+madness] and watch. Kinda funny.

WWW III

Future histories are in vogue. The writers of these pieces look at today's current events and then write as though calamities that could happen tomorrow were predictable, yet we're living in those times now and we don't see the calamities coming. Eerie stuff. Last

Judas Revisited

Dang it! Where am I going to focus all my hate? Maybe I can get a dog to kick: > Christians have traditionally blamed Judas for aiding and abetting the Crucifixion, and his name is synonymous with treachery. According to St Luke, Judas was “possessed by Satan”. > Now, a

80 Acres of Hell

An acquaintance sends this along: > The History Channel will premiere "Eighty Acres of Hell", the story of the Union's Camp Douglas, where 6,000 Confederate troops perished on Sunday, January 15th at 10pm EST. > "To the Victor, Belongs the Silence." Hidden until

South Continues to Get Exonerated

Thomas DiLorenzo visited the New York Historical Society's exhibit on "Slavery in New York [http://www.slaveryinnewyork.org/]" last Friday and was impressed by the lack of political correctness. He offers this quote from a book published by the Society: > For nearly three hundred years,

The Bloody History of Communism

Click here [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8249035553873309392&q=beagle] to see a video about the atrocity that was Communism, from its Marxist/Darwinian theoretical beginnings through Castro (the intro implies the video will discuss Castro). I've just started watching it, and it looks pretty good.

Historical Miniature

The LA Times this weekend has a great article about the predecessor of King Kong [http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-ca-ingagi8jan08,0,6475224.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels] : Ingagi. > As only a handful of zoos and circuses exhibited apes during the early 20th century, movies featuring all forms of monkeys emerged

The Tree

> The decorated Christmas tree was in use among the Romans and was introduced to Britain from Germany soon after Queen Victoria's marriage with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840. Santa Claus and his reindeer came to Britain at the same time. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase