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- Culture, Featured, Uncategorized
- August 27, 2025
Marcel Marceau was best known as a master of the art of pantomime. He created the beloved silent character Bip and is said to have inspired Michael Jackson’s famous “moonwalk.” But what you might not know was that before he was famous, Marcel Marceau used his many talents to fight against the Nazis during World
READ MOREAmerican schoolchildren learn about Hitler and, possibly, Stalin, but few know much about Mao. And yet, while Hitler and Stalin were deplorable, Mao murdered far more people than either of his European counterparts—and his tactics have made their way to the United States. Mao Zedong was born in a rural village in 1893, but he
READ MOREEmily Hill, writing for the British magazine The Spectator, says that it’s time for feminists to recognize the white flags. As the title of her article reads, “Feminism is over, the battle is won. It’s time to move on.” Today, as Hill points out, girls are doing better in school, more women attend university than
READ MOREThe other day my sister and I were reminiscing about the toys we used most as children. It quickly became clear that the common denominator in our play was a love for miniatures. We regularly used families of paper dolls, bears, and Fisher Price people (the old ones, not the gargantuan, unswallowable, and dumb-faced new
READ MORETo gain admittance to college in the 17th century, students had to be able to read and translate various Latin authors on sight. 100 years ago, students were required to have read various classical works before being admitted. Today, however, many American students are being admitted to colleges without ever having read a book from
READ MOREThough some students have found learning at home relieves them of school’s social stresses, many others miss their teachers, classmates, and the routine of the school day. Some of the little ones have become more defiant and have reverted to bed-wetting, while many older students suffer from depression. In “The Children of Quarantine: What does
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