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absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
Or, the unbrushed, unwashed adventures of French poet Arthur Rimbaud.
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September 2024

bathhouse john and the funky bunch
Or, the story of Minna and Ava Everleigh, featuring some truly incredible 1900s gangster names.
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August 2024

dome sweet dome
Or, every American scandal you know about was the fault of Warren G. Harding.
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July 2024

marquis & peele
Or, my favorite boy the Marquis de Lafayette, the Ferris Bueller of the 18th century.
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Bonus: Dirtbag Shakespeare with Mary McMyne
Or, baby's first author interview.
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window of flopportunity
Or, it's high time we all talked about the Defenestrations of Prague.
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10 Moments in Period Drama History I Will Never Stop Thinking About Ever
For your holiday weekend cinematic enjoyment.
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June 2024

spites of the round table
Or, a cover reveal and the cartoonish prank wars of Sir Thomas Malory.
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jane of my existence
Or, the thrills, schemes, and treasons of the Unsinkable Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rocheford.
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May 2024

bonfire of inanities
Or, the strident shouty adventures of Renaissance whackjob Girolamo Savonarola.
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ze ubermustache
Or, a brief portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche and my personal grudge against him.
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April 2024

mermaid in manhattan
Or, the lies and unfathomable choices of Connecticut weirdo PT Barnum.
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