Tennessee Johnson, DVD, directed by William Dieterle (1942; Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, 2020). In the golden age of Hollywood, biographical dramas were a big draw at the box office. One that was not, however, was Tennessee Johnson, based on the life of Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States. These movies took some liberties with the...| Abbeville Institute
Restoration Work in Progress All 16 Statues Return to the Spire As of July 26, a powerful milestone has been reached in the restoration of Notre-Dame: all 16 copper statues that once encircled the base of the spire are now back in place. The statues, which were first installed in 1861, include the 12 apostles […]| Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris
Between October 2024 and January 2025, significant progress has been made in the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, culminating in its reopening on December| Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris
This European survey examines: Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz has recently called for the Russian central bank’s assets that are frozen in Europe to be made available for the defense of Ukraine: https://www.ft.com/content/3aacc930-9f5e-4558-90f1-62bf47a31cd5 (a) Making use of frozen Russian state assets to support Ukraine’s defense would substantially accelerate the ending of the war; (b) Making use […]| Clark Center Forum
The reconstruction and rehabilitation of homes damaged by the Al Haouz earthquake has reached an unprecedented pace, with strong coordination among local authorities and stakeholders.| Morocco World News
Feeling overwhelmed by the idea of logging into zoom the next morning, I thought back to classroom observations where I'd witness students throw tantrums when asked to login at the chromebook station.| Beta Classroom
An OxStu writer shares her time of rest and reconstruction after an ACL injury that shaped her summer experience.| The Oxford Student
This US survey examines: Western countries have used interest earned on frozen Russian state assets to finance around $50 billion in loans to the government of Ukraine. There have also been calls to seize the assets in full, currently estimated at around $300 billion; (a) Seizing frozen Russian state assets and using them to support […]| Clark Center Forum
Today’s Muster features an interview with Dr. Bennett Parten, author of the recently released Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman’s March and the Story of America’s Largest Emancipation. Dr. Parton is an assistant professor of history at Georgia Southern University. A native of Royston, Georgia, Parton’s writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Review … Read More Read More| The Journal of the Civil War Era
Nonfiction journalist, author and teacher Kim Cross explores the techiniques she uses in interviewing for narrative stories| Nieman Storyboard
120 years ago, divers found the Antikythera Mechanism off Greece’s coast. An ancient mechanical computer, it was centuries ahead of its time.| Historic Mysteries
The role that the designer plays in society has, for many years, been relatively fixed – a client passes information to a ‘professional creative’ who then formats the given content for a specific audience using their specific toolkit; be it a chair, a website or a book. However, around the turn of the millennium something … The Role of the (Graphic) Designer… Read More » The post The Role of the (Graphic) Designer… first appeared on Notes on Metamodernism.| Notes on Metamodernism
Donald Trump’s MAGA base (which includes many of the Southern people) is galvanized like never before after the attempt on Mr. Trump’s life. Two things in particular have annealed them to the former president as it regards this traumatic incident: the tough guy image of a man who ‘took a bullet for America’ and the vitriol of his opponents.| Abbeville Institute
On Monday 26th February 2024, Nataliya Drozd (Dobrochyn Centre) and Oleksandr Pidhorniy (Chernihiv Centre for Human Rights) spoke in conversation with peacebuilding expert Professor Sinéad Gormally (School of Education, University of Glasgow) at an event jointly organised by Community Development Journal and the University of Glasgow. We heard first-hand about the challenges of facilitating […] The post Participatory Recovery and Reconstruction: Lessons from Ukraine appeared first on CDJ.| CDJ
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter. Directed by William Beaudine. Written by Carl K. Hittleman. Release Date: April 10, 1866. Available here. It’s Halloween! There isn’t a lot of Civil War horror stuff (unless you count Gods and Generals! Zing!), but there is this little gem about one of Reconstruction’s most enduring figures, Jesse James. He […]| Civil War Pop
Tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern, Ancient Faith Radio will host its “first special edition of Ancient Faith Today Live” in which Fr. Tom Soroka and John Maddex will “take a deep dive int…| Dissident Mama
From La Prensa Latina Media:| Women of History
A war and society framework invites us to think about the Civil War’s lasting impacts on the political, economic, and social institutions of the United States. Rather than asking students to “ident…| Reflections on War & Society
