Music to Nikkal’s ears

by Richard Subber | Oct 4, 2026 | History, Reflections, Tidbits, World history | 0 Comments

Hint: it’s not “Lay Down Sally”…

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Darkest Hour…Gary Oldman is Churchill

by Richard Subber | Sep 20, 2026 | History, Theater and play reviews, World history | 0 Comments

the war in 1940…movie review

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The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams…book review

by Richard Subber | Aug 29, 2026 | American history, Book reviews, Books, History, Joys of reading, Revolutionary War | 0 Comments

Stacy Schiff teaches more…

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“…tired of giving in.”

by Richard Subber | Aug 27, 2026 | American history, History, Human Nature, Politics, Power and inequality | 0 Comments

…said the lady (Rosa Parks) on the bus

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You know, the “Renaissance” thing…

by Richard Subber | Aug 15, 2026 | Books, History, Reflections, World history | 0 Comments

it wasn’t a buzzword…

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The Premonition: A Pandemic Story…book review

by Richard Subber | Aug 4, 2026 | American history, Book reviews, Books, History, Politics, Power and inequality | 0 Comments

Michael Lewis talking truth again…

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Literary Publishing in America: 1790-1850 (book review)

by Richard Subber | Jul 4, 2026 | American history, Book reviews, Books, History, Poetry | 0 Comments

history was big, poetry not so much

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One Small Candle…book review

by Richard Subber | Jun 23, 2026 | American history, Book reviews, Books, History | 0 Comments

the Mayflower folks lit one

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The American Revolution: A History…book review

by Richard Subber | Jun 18, 2026 | American history, Book reviews, Books, Democracy, History, Politics, Revolutionary War | 0 Comments

The Founders weren’t real keen on “democracy”…

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Pilgrims without faces

by Richard Subber | Jun 6, 2026 | American history, Book reviews, Books, History | 0 Comments

matter of fact, we don’t know what the Pilgrims looked like…

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