Incredible, a radical workingmen in 1829 New York City wrote in Praise God Barebones’ name as a protest vote. Bernard Bailyn Thought total victory.

The mid 19th-century Royal Navy sounds crazy. They were so utterly dominant in the decades after Trafalgar that for there wasn't much for them to actually *do*, so they instead got really into dangerous acrobatics competitions and playing dress up.

Something really profound and beautiful about this. All human progress is like trying to do surgery during an earthquake.

On the anniversary of Gettysburg, here's some highlights from the long letter my ancestor wrote to his little sister after surviving the battle: 1. Boys rule girls drool. 2. I hope that teacher you have a crush on gets drafted. 3. Don't believe I'm dead until you hear it from me.

Thinking about why so many Underground Comix guys loved Ernie Bushmiller has made me realize that purposefully janky panel transitions are one of the hallmarks of what you might call New Webcomics, and they basically serve the same purpose as jump cuts in New Wave filmmaking.

I just encountered a really funny 1950s bibliography. The trio of subject, title, and publisher in each case is superb.

In light of that post about Reid Miles not actually being interested in Jazz despite doing so many album covers for Blue Note, it's funny to consider how Moody Photo + Bauhausy Text became "what jazz looks like" for people all over the world.

One of my favorite systems in any board game. It's up there with the literal Race Card from 1960: The Making of the President in terms of incentivizing you to act like a (historically accurate) total psychopath.