Dirtbags Through the Ages

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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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dramatic byrony
Or, the Dirtbag Madness Championship and the Champion Dirtbag Himself, Lord Byron.
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March 2024

semi-final kind of life
It's the Dirtbag Madness Final Four and you'll all be singing Third Eye Blind all day now.
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dirtbag madness quarterfinals!
Or, my personal bracket is already busted but let's see how this shakes out.
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