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Down Time is a Jezebel series in which we ask our favorite artists and authors what art, books, and activities they’re turning to in this moment of isolation and uncertainty. Musician Angel Olsen spoke to Jezebel about returning to favorite books a...
By Mark Wadsworth on Mar 30, 2020 in: History
From The Daily Mail:Coronavirus could mark the end of the EU 'European project' if member states cannot agree to share rescue package debt, the bloc's economics commissioner has warned. Paolo Gentiloni, a former prime minister of Italy, said it wa...
By Engadget on Mar 27, 2020 in: entertainment, history, internet, television, tv
Add Roku to the list of companies offering free premium TV trials to keep people entertained while they stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. It's launching a Home Together initiative that provides extended 30-day trials of familiar networ...
By Art and Architecture, mainly on Mar 27, 2020 in: Britain, Christian, history, literature
After their marriage in 1906, American expats Nancy and 2nd Viscount Waldorf Astor moved into Cliveden, a large country estate in Bucks on the River Thames. There Nancy became a wealthy, prominent hostess for the upper class. Or in th...
By RunPee Blog on Mar 27, 2020 in: History, history
Let me start off by saying I’m not into historical movies. I prefer to walk into a theater and be amused or scared for a couple of hours. If I wanted to learn about a specific historical event, I’d pick up a book and read about it. That&#...
By Boing Boing on Mar 23, 2020 in: Culture, Food, History
Laura Gao was born in Wuhan before moving to the US at the age of 3. An experienced graphic designer who now works for Twitter, Gao has been — understandably — frustrated with the virulant racism that's accompanied the worldwide outbreak of the n...
By Doug's Darkworld on Mar 21, 2020 in: History
There are some parallels between Trump and Hitler. In late 1942 the Russians surrounded the German Sixth Army in Stalingrad. This was an incipient disaster of epic proportions, however, all was not lost. The Sixth Army easily still had the supplies a...