Monthly Archives: February 2022

Putin and Russia: Off the Rails? Or a Desperate Leader Still Trying for a Deal?

Posted on February 23, 2022 by thurstrw

Here is a nasty collage put out by the US Embassy in Kyiv. This is an apparently clever set of photos and pics. It should alert us to a big problem: while it’s not a time to say anything nice … Continue reading →

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My book on the body in the Anglosphere, 1880-1920, is finally out.

Posted on February 13, 2022 by thurstrw

The book has everything–how ideas about women’s feelings, even or especially in bed, changed in the 19th c., Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill, Evelyn Nesbit (the first great female sex symbol, starting at the age of 16), Eugen Sandow (the first … Continue reading →

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Ukraine, Russia, Georgia: A Short History of Cooperation and Trouble

Posted on February 3, 2022 by thurstrw

A presentation by Robert Thurston, who does not take the standard Washington party line, nor does he like Tucker Carlson Hopedale [Unitarian Congregation, Oxford, Ohio] Explores: A conversation with Professor Emeritus of History (and former HUUC member) Bob Thurston entitled Ukraine, … Continue reading →

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