http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/ Bringing an Historical Perspective to the Day's News en Copyright 2012 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:57:43 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A publicity stunt may have caused the crash of the Costa Concordia, and in 1926 a candy company wounds its intended audience. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2012/01/stunt-doubles.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2012/01/stunt-doubles.php Deja Vu Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:57:43 -0500 In 4th century China, the heavens were empty of substance, but the 21st century government has again committed to a space program. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2012/01/a-vision-of-infinite-space.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2012/01/a-vision-of-infinite-space.php Deja Vu Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:48:33 -0500 The people of North Korea mourn their leader passionately and violently, much like the mourners of Ancient Greece. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/12/cry-me-a-river.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/12/cry-me-a-river.php Deja Vu Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:06:54 -0500 Two men find the church: Augustine of Hippo and Vito Aiuto of Williamsburg. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/11/conversion-20.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/11/conversion-20.php Deja Vu Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:31:21 -0500 Escaped animals are hunted down and sadly killed in Ohio; Roman Emperor Commodus decapitates ostriches for sport. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/10/big-game-hunting.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/10/big-game-hunting.php Deja Vu Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:05:01 -0500 One of Vladimir Putin’s exploits proves to be political theater; Darius the Great’s kingship began with a scheme and lightning. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/10/what-a-coincidence.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/10/what-a-coincidence.php Deja Vu Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:01:57 -0500 A farmer asks pop star Rihanna to put on some clothes in the name of decency; Roman farmer Cincinnatus is asked to do the same in order to save the Republic. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/09/inappropriate-attire.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/09/inappropriate-attire.php Deja Vu Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:24:40 -0500 The U.S. Postal Service has to trim down to save itself, and two Greek tyrants have to trim hair to get their mail. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/09/wait-a-minute-mr-postman.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/09/wait-a-minute-mr-postman.php Deja Vu Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:51:54 -0500 Global warming changes much more than the climate, it also changes the face of war. Twenty-first-century scientists and an eighteenth-century philosopher explain how the weather informs society. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/09/hot-tempered.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/09/hot-tempered.php Deja Vu Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:47:23 -0500 Qaddafi kept a keepsake album full of pictures of Condoleezza Rice, but unlike the ancient painter Apelles, he couldn’t quite make his subject love him back. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/08/the-lady-in-question.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/08/the-lady-in-question.php Deja Vu Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:35:47 -0500 Is it possible to love one’s country so much you feel the need to destroy it? Rick Perry and Athenian general Alcibiades make the call. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/08/love-it-or-leave-it.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/08/love-it-or-leave-it.php Deja Vu Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:19:42 -0500 Some books aren’t for everyone: ancient and modern critics on the supposed Great Books. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/08/required-reading.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/08/required-reading.php Deja Vu Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:31:47 -0500 A good riot can justify any cause, but Prime Minister David Cameron and St. John Chrysostom speak against anarchy as the answer. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/08/we-did-start-the-fire.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/08/we-did-start-the-fire.php Deja Vu Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:35:59 -0500 The new coach of the U.S. men’s national soccer team changes his name to fit in. Alexander changes into some Persian duds to reinforce his power. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/08/kick-the-habit.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/08/kick-the-habit.php Deja Vu Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:22:26 -0500 Rum may soon join the top shelf of posh spirits, but a Founding Father counsels against growing too fond of its warming effect on the stomach. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/the-demon-rum.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/the-demon-rum.php Deja Vu Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:25:25 -0500 Modern neuroscience maps the cerebral mechanics behind lying and finds it takes more cognitive work than telling the truth, but Plato already suspected that liars had to be wise in order to lie. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/a-cool-pack-of-lies.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/a-cool-pack-of-lies.php Deja Vu Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:32:21 -0500 A Japanese department store may offer one of the most expensive meals in the world, but dining with Cleopatra was rarely on the cheap. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/conspicuous-consumption.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/conspicuous-consumption.php Deja Vu Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:11:40 -0500 Oh, how parenting has changed—once again the Spartans prove us to be a bunch of wimps. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/what-doesnt-kill-you.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/what-doesnt-kill-you.php Deja Vu Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:05:03 -0500 Thought you were a bibliophile? Aaron Swartz and Ptolemy III show us the true meaning of dedication. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/good-librarians-borrow-great-ones-steal.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/good-librarians-borrow-great-ones-steal.php Deja Vu Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:15:50 -0500 Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is the creator of new credit system called Square, but he wasn’t the first to dream up a new way for money to change hands. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/imagine-no-cash-registers.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/imagine-no-cash-registers.php Deja Vu Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:39:28 -0500 If Caesar’s Druids took issue with writing’s effect on the memory, what would they have to say about Google? http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/the-memory-game.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/the-memory-game.php Deja Vu Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:38:41 -0500 Being a corrupt tyrant is all fun and games until your subjects take matters into their own hands. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/the-bell-tolls-for-thee.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/the-bell-tolls-for-thee.php Deja Vu Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:27:20 -0500 A conservative organization proves how easy it is to wipe out memories of America’s darkest days. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/family-values.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/family-values.php Deja Vu Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:00:41 -0500 It might not always make the most financial sense, but history shows that man just can't fight his urges to reach for the skies. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/the-highest-heights.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/07/the-highest-heights.php Deja Vu Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:45:52 -0500 When the latest in telecommunications hits Congress, it can be a boon to both the government and their constituents. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/06/only-connect-1.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/06/only-connect-1.php Deja Vu Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:55:36 -0500 From Birth of a Nation to the Spider-Man musical, when Presidents weigh in on art, people listen. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/06/seal-of-approval.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/06/seal-of-approval.php Deja Vu Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:41:52 -0500 Since the eighteenth century, population growth a been a major concern for a rapidly filling Earth: how will we house and feed all these people? http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/05/the-road-to-ten-billion.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/05/the-road-to-ten-billion.php Deja Vu Fri, 06 May 2011 12:11:02 -0500 Once the West has killed an enemy, what happens to the photos? http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/05/parting-shots.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/05/parting-shots.php Deja Vu Thu, 05 May 2011 13:57:06 -0500 Time and again, our nation’s leaders have had to learn that superheroes are more then just political pawns. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/05/truth-justice-and-protest.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/05/truth-justice-and-protest.php Deja Vu Wed, 04 May 2011 11:08:33 -0500 Be it in a Pakistani mansion or a Chicago movie theatre, the final chapter of the life of Public Enemy #1 has always been of great interest to the American public. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/05/public-enemy.php http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/deja_vu/2011/05/public-enemy.php Deja Vu Mon, 02 May 2011 09:36:54 -0500