This is my third post about maps out of the last four, so I’ve given in and made a Maps category. It’s not just me: there are another three posts about maps at Breathing History, and also at Philobiblon and My London Your London about an exhibition at the British Library about maps of London. […]
Ten years ago today, Carl Sagan died. He had been a hero of mine since childhood, since I first watched Cosmos. I would kick the rest of the family out of the lounge room, close the door, turn off the lights, pull the beanbag up to the TV as close as possible, and let Carl
Orac responds to me … sort of: Orac paused, his lights blinking, patterns ever changing. It was almost as though he were thinking, if such a thing were possible by a computer. Then he went on, “Of course, as much as I’ve defended Dawkins before against similarly spurious uses of the Hitler analogy, now that
[Cross-posted at Revise and Dissent.] Two deadlines expire shortly. If you were intending to meet them, your time is fast running out! One is for nominations for the 2006 Cliopatria Awards, for the best bits of the historioblogosphere this past year. Nominations close on 30 November. Collectively, my R&D associates have done well. Revise and
Strange name, good blog. Gavin Robinson is moving on from a PhD on horse supply in the English Civil War: This is mostly a history blog, but I’m aiming to be eclectic. I’m likely to be posting works in progress; reflections on things I’ve been reading; extracts from and criticism of my PhD thesis; and
I’ve added a section to the sidebar for history bloggers in Australia. There aren’t many, but I’m always on the lookout for good ones. The least familar one is probably thesouthcoast. It’s is the work of Geoff Robinson, a labour historian at Deakin University in Geelong. It mostly consists of ‘Historically informed comments on labour
Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries has an article on academic blogging in its latest annual web issue, and guess which academic blog scores a mention … Airminded is an example of a graduate student blog; it is devoted to the topic of fears of air attack in Britain prior to World War II.1 Note
Veteran history blogger Alan Allport (Horizon and Cliopatria) has an interesting new blog: War Starts at Midnight! I can’t find anything defining the blog’s scope, but so far the posts are a mixture of links to images, reviews and news relating to the World Wars, centering on the Second World War and Britain. Which is
[Cross-posted at Revise and Dissent.] The British contingent of the historioblogosphere has swung into action upon hearing that their government is planning to pardon over 300 soldiers executed during the First World War. I have little to add to what everyone is saying (broadly, that such a blanket pardon rides roughshod over a complex situation
Andy leaps to the defence of Sir Leo Chiozza Money with an erudite, witty and cogent comment. For the record, however, I do not wear sandels or even sandals. Make of that what you will. Esther attracts a higher class of clientele, but still, it’s a start!
