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What’s your favorite book about 1812?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

World Book Night is allowing readings to distribute their favorite books Continue reading →

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Never eat eggs with an angry stomach.

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

Paul from Beligium keeps telling me that eggs are dangerous.  I never believed him, as he enjoys crepes and cakes of all kinds. However, the following story from  1897 (printed in the St. Louis Republic in and reprinted in the … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Chinese Rebels capture Beijing – November 6, ’11

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Megalonyx Jeffersonii

Hong kong Nov. 6  “There was an extroardinary outburst of enthusiasm here today when a report came from Shanghai that the native city of Pekin [Beijing] had been captured by the Rebels.” The Washington Herald reports. “Rebel flags appeared everywhere.” … Continue reading →

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Do we worship Thomas Jefferson?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

In the Spongebob Squarepants film, Patrick looks at the icons on his underwear and realizes that he indeed worships the Goofy Goober. He and his friend Spongebob are not only fans of the fictional peanut, they live for him. The … Continue reading →

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Who needs dialogue anyway?

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

In film school, we usually learn to shoot without dialogue.  Historians nostalgically look back to the silent era.  Purists, like Hitchcock, have complained that today’s movies are too talky. But aren’t we a bit hard on dialogue?  Even Eisenstein, the famous Russian formalist … Continue reading →

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Social Networking Promotes Garbage

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

A friend of mine… Do me a favor… could you please vote for… if you vote for me, I’ll vote for you… You sick of these messages yet? Gone are the days when critics and filmmakers were two different breeds … Continue reading →

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Why is Tripoli so popular with historians?

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

In October, I had no idea what was going to happen in North Africa.  Yet, I felt drawn to write a history of the “Barbary pirates.” I didn’t yet realize what would happen this year, nor did I know that … Continue reading →

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