I lied, dear readers! Here’s a fresh passel of links to see you through the New Year’s weekend!
It seems that British historians — legal and otherwise — have some trouble putting Cromwell and the commonwealth in context. Okay, maybe that sounds like a dull topic, but I found this to be a pretty informative and engaging review. Especially because I don’t know a lot about British history.
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Megan McArdle (nee Jane Galt) on the subprime bubble and the tendency to treat NOW as the biggest problem EVER!
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I used to be embarrassed to admit that I was a teenaged American in the 1980s and I didn’t see The Breakfast Club. Then I discovered that there’s a sports fan from Indiana who’s never seen Hoosiers.
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Ron Rosenbaum on Christmas eve for Jews in New York, the Pogues, and the allure of the 2nd Avenue Deli. (Ron & I have two very different experiences of “Jewish Wonderland” night in NYC.)
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Architecture gets Unreal.
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And hey, I’m in Louisiana this week, so that means you should make a Chris Rose column part of your unrequired reading.
Keep an eye out for the special Bonus Unrequired Reading on Dec. 31! Find out all the articles and posts that I meant to write about or share with you, but never got around to!