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Learning to Teach History: Interview with Phillip Campbell
We idolize Vincent van Gogh for his story and his poignant art, make jokes about the ear incident. Do we know why he cut off his ear? Behind every great (and I mean great in the sense of huge, not always good, as in the case of van Gogh) story is a greater story. Continue reading
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Top Three Books – Week 1
Reading an average of ten books a month (I’m a fast reader) and not having reviewed them all, I’m going to have a weekly feature called Top Three Books. Continue reading
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River of Life: THE SEINE by Elaine Sciolino
Sciolino paints a different perspective of Paris. This perspective is from the river, that ancient body of water pulsing through Paris like a vein. She has traveled far and wide in search of Seine lore. She’s learned about the river goddess Sequana and experienced a flood during her time in Paris. Continue reading
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Art is Magic
Art is something that comes alive and seeks to change us forever. Wonder at how, so many years later, the Mona Lisa still has lines after lines of people impatient to see her smile. Think of how certain quotes from certain novels echo down through generations, while most of our own whispers vanish into oblivion.… Continue reading
Mariella Hunt & the Tearoom 