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On This Day – The Sutton Hoo Helmet
On this day in 1939, over 500 fragments of a helmet were discovered on the property of an English woman named Edith Pretty who had hired archeologists to excavate 18 burial mounds located on her property. The pieces were originally reconstructed in 1946 and put on display in the British Museum. In recognition of Read more
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You are such an easy place
You are such an easy place for my heart to wander When I want it to drift in other ways It floats and staggers Rolls and bounces Crawls and soars On wings it built from hopelessness You are such an easy place for my tired heart to rest And gather strength for the road ahead Read more
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CitySketch: Textile
The Textile Building, on Fifth Avenue between 30th & 31st Streets, was built in 1920. Five and half million people lived in New York City at the time. On January 17 of that year the 18th Amendment of the US Constitution went into effect stating “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the Read more
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Phantasm 4
On July 10, I was visited by a series of phantasms. It was like Dickens A Christmas Carol except it was hot as balls and the child labor was outsourced to China. #4 is the last and most Dickensian of my phantasms. If he hadn’t had his tongue cut out at age 1.5 after uttering Read more
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Phantasm 3
On July 10, I was visited by a series of phantasms. It was like Dickens A Christmas Carol except it was hot as balls and the child labor was outsourced to China. I have to admit to a soft spot for Phantasm #3. She was my favorite visitor. There’s not a lot of substance to Read more
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Phantasm 2
On July 10, I was visited by a series of phantasms. It was like Dickens A Christmas Carol except it was hot as balls and the child labor was outsourced to China. Everybody thinks Phantasm #1 is the one to watch out for but he’s really a pussycat. He’s into fashion and posing and he’s Read more
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