January 09, 2015
A Coronation to Remember
In Episodes 6 and 7 of "Marco Polo", the women of the Mongol and Song empires take center stage.
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January 07, 2015
Assassinations, Attempted and Achieved
Episodes four and five of "Marco Polo" are filled with intrigue—but what of the achievments of the real Kublai Khan?
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December 31, 2014
The Intentional Deception
In this short story, everyone at a New Year’s party does their part to make the old year stretch out a little longer.
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December 28, 2014
Living My Best 1848 Life
Every summer, I spent more waking hours of my life in the nineteenth century than I did in the modern day.
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December 23, 2014
A Brief History of Bad Santa
Once a symbol of all that was cheerful and good, the many faces of Santa have not always shared his loving spirit.
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December 17, 2014
Sex, Swordfights, and Secrets
In episodes two and three, “Marco Polo” takes more than a few historical liberties.
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December 15, 2014
Keeping Up with the Khans
Netflix’s “Marco Polo” chronicles the adventures of the Renaissance traveler. But does the TV epic do its historical figures justice?
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December 10, 2014
More Noble Exercise
Don’t blame the Protestant work ethic on the Protestants. Jonathan Edwards, for one, just wanted some time off.
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December 08, 2014
The Wee Hours
For centuries, a night’s sleep was interrupted by a brief waking period: a time to think, catch up on the mending, have sex, or get into trouble.
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January 22, 2015
Keep Calm and Reproduce
2015:
Pope Francis talks responsible family planning.
c. 401:
St. Augustine warns married couples not to get too excited.
January 08, 2015