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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1168: Voltaire and Science | Houston Public Media
Houston Public Media· 2 days agoEpisode: 1168 Voltaire, Newton, science, and the French Revolution. Today, Newton, Voltaire, and the French Revolution.
Triumphs of Skepticism | Clair Wills
New York Review of Books· 5 days agoIf it is true, as Saint Augustine says, that the dead aren’t absent but merely invisible, then somewhere round about, as I write about her and you read...
Why do we say ‘green thumb,’ ‘out of the blue’ and more color idioms?
NY Post via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoSome have also said this phrase was first written in the mid-1800s by Thomas Carlyle, Scottish...
Tom Crouser: Banning demonstrations is not a great idea (Opinion)
The Charleston Gazette· 55 minutes agoAt the same time, according to a Morning Consult poll, a full 47% of Americans want demonstrations...
Various events highlight Lafayette's 'rock-star status'
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 7 days agoA lecture-performance exploring music of the early days of the French Revolution — with an ear...
Maïwenn and Johnny Depp Deliver Decadent Sexual Excess In ‘Jeanne du Barry’
The New York Observer· 9 hours agoBest of all, Johnny Depp honors the fact that this is not a film about him. When I first heard about...
Five Best: Books on Clothes
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoReaders of his “The Painter of Modern Life” hadn’t yet recovered from the sartorial shock of the French Revolution, when centuries of monarchic and guild...
Opinion | Daniel Barenboim: What Beethoven’s Ninth Teaches Us
New York Times· 24 hours agoMr. Barenboim is a pianist and conductor. Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was first performed...
Kravis on Broadway for 2024-25 has 'Mrs. Doubtfire,' 'Funny Girl,' 'Book of Mormon'
The Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 19 hours ago"Les Misérables," April 22-27: A tale of broken dreams and unrequited love set four decades after...
Republicans can’t stop threatening their speaker? Take away their TV!
CQ Politics· 10 hours agoMarjorie Taylor Greene is poised to make history this week if she goes forward with her bid to oust...
