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The Roman God Family Tree

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Published: August 23, 2018 19:57

First off, I wrote a book! Illustrated it, too. It’s called Gods and Heroes, and it’s an illustrated encyclopedia of mythology. And it’s out now! You can find it in most American bookstores, but here are some links: Amazon Barnes[…]↓ Read the rest of this…

The Hindu God Family Tree

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Published: August 25, 2017 12:13

UPDATE: Hindu God Family Tree posters are ready! Let me begin by saying this is not a comprehensive Hindu God family tree – not even close. It’s also at least partly wrong, although I’m sure folks will disagree over which[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...…

Ain’t No Tragedy Like An Ancient Greek Tragedy

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Published: July 4, 2016 14:00

Until I actually looked into it, I had no idea that the Greeks invented theater. I had no idea that theater had even needed inventing. I mean, ok, theater is a pretty broad term, and it arose independently in several[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The…

Presidents III: Harding – Obama

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Published: May 15, 2016 17:33

PRESIDENTS III: HARDING-OBAMA And the thrilling conclusion! But first, links to Presidents I (Washington-Buchanan) and Presidents II (Lincoln-Wilson). Warren G. Harding 1921-1923 Republican Harding routinely tops lists of the worst US presidents, which is…

Presidents II: Lincoln – Wilson

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Published: May 6, 2016 07:09

(See also Presidents I: Washington-Buchanan and Presidents III: Harding-Obama) Now, where was I? Abraham Lincoln No, wait. First: Aside: What Caused the Civil War? You’d think by now we’d have at least agreed the causes of 150-year-old war, but I[…]↓ Read…

Presidents I: Washington – Buchanan

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Published: April 29, 2016 16:04

I may have gotten carried away here. I started with a few funny facts about presidents, and then added some more, and then added some not-funny facts for context, and by the time I realized what I was doing I’d[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post…

The Guano Problem

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Published: February 16, 2016 21:26

Before we start, remember that chart of historical pigments? I made it into a poster! Update: And through next Friday (Eastern Standard Time) you can get 10% off by writing in “LOOKIAMHAGGLING” when it prompts for discount codes at checkout.[…]↓ Read the…

The Landsknecht’s Fancy Pants

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Published: January 26, 2016 21:42

There are two big things to know about landsknechts: they dressed like circus clowns, and for most of a century, they beat the crap out of nearly everyone they faced on the battlefield. They weren’t the only ones dressed in[…]↓ Read the rest of this…

The Egyptian God Family Tree

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Published: November 23, 2015 15:31

First: I opened a store! It has a poster of this, as well as updated versions of the Norse and Greek god family trees I did a while back. More to come soon. Next, a disclaimer: this family tree isn’t,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post The…

When a Tulip Was Worth More Than a House

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Published: October 1, 2015 16:38

Note: the symbol for guilders was actually a curly f, for “florin”, but I was worried that’d confuse people so I just wrote g’s. Note also: people were actually trading tulip bulbs, not tulip flowers. But who’d recognize a cartoon[…]↓ Read the rest of this…