Henry Hitchings suggests that my crusade to make students understand the correct use of the apostrophe may put me on the wrong side of history. He says the apostrophe vexed printers and writers who were confused about its application almost from the time of its invention in the sixteenth century, through its proliferation in…

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25.02.2025

Another lesson for girls: love your body - Historiann

The doyenne of adolescent and college student health history, Knitting Clio, has written an utterly appropriate lesson for girls, number 11: “Love your body.” She adds some thoughts too about Brooke Shields, and even scares up one of those scandalous old magazine advertisements for Calvin Klein Jeans. (Just click here to see it–go on, click–I…

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25.02.2025

Craptastic "History" Channel: D00dstorians only! - Historiann

Here’s an e-mail from a loyal reader who was forwarded this message from a “History” Channel casting associate–and not because the forwarder thought my reader might be eligible for the job! (If you recall, I’ve had some choice bons mots here about the quality of programming on the “History” Channel in the…

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25.02.2025

Timothy Egan is the only guy who gets it - Historiann

Timothy Egan is the kind of guy you’d think I could agree with: He thinks history is important! He thinks we should write history to engage and fascinate our readers! He thinks assaults on high school Advanced Placement history classes are foolish, as he states in his recent essay on…

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An elegy for the apostrophe, and a defense thereof (in a manner of speakin’.) - Historiann

Another lesson for girls: love your body - Historiann

Craptastic "History" Channel: D00dstorians only! - Historiann

Timothy Egan is the only guy who gets it - Historiann

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