On Myth & Memory
The other day, on the occasion of Confederate Heritage Month, we offered the thoughts of Civil War historian Bruce Catton. The question posed: what good is the myth of the… Read More»
When Mythologies Meet
Kevin Levin’s Charlottesville-based blog Civil War Memory points to the above World War II poster, which is a part of the current Lee & Grant exhibit sponsored by the Virginia… Read More»
To Celebrate Confederate Heritage?
We are now smack in the middle of Confederate Heritage Month, and in honor of the occasion, the Atlantic magazine blogger Matthew Yglesias noted the following: “Why one would want… Read More»
Can You Spot the Differences?
Last week, Brendan shared a haunting photo of a bridge near Farmville, Virginia. As cataloging and sharing old photos is to some extent my chief responsibility around here, the photo—and… Read More»
Friend of EV Lands Big Promotion
Maurice Jones has been named the next publisher of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Jones has been a Rhodes scholar, a corporate lawyer, and a senior state official, but most importantly for… Read More»
The New Center of the Universe
This weekend I was chatting with a woman at a gathering of literary types and historians when she waved a friend over. “This young man,” she announced, “is explaining to… Read More»
On the Politics of Hyphenation
We defer to The Chicago Manual of Style on most issues involving grammar and punctuation—in other words, stuff we would prefer to spend as little time as possible thinking about.… Read More»
A Haunted Bridge?
This image of High Bridge showed up recently on Shorpy, a blog dedicated to historical photos. (Click on the photograph for a larger view.) Located a few miles east of… Read More»
In Which Two Mysteries Are Solved (Sort Of)
You might recall from an earlier post a kind of epistemological angst where the great newspaperman Louis Isaac Jaffé was concerned. For instance, according to Encyclopedia Virginia‘s biography, the Pulitzer… Read More»
The Miserablest of Countries
Fact beats fiction. This is as much an article of faith for historians as rock beats scissors is for second-graders. Ah, but ’twas not always thus. (Re facts, not rocks.)… Read More»
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