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Midcentury Modern
Drive Out to Palm Springs and Take a Midcentury Architecture Walking Tour
Guide to Midcentury Architecture on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs Put on your walking shoes and sunglasses. Time to…
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Midcentury Modern
Polio: The Mid Century Menace (Part 1)
FDR Empowered Polio Survivors and Raised Public Awareness FDR empowered polio survivors and raised public awareness. He helped change American’s…
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Book Reviews
Don’t Google It–Nurture Your Curiosity Instead
Seeking Quick Answers Shuts Down Curiosity Ian Leslie, in his book Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future…
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I Took the Ray Bradbury Reading Challenge for 30 Days!
Read One Poem, One Short Story and One Essay Every Day You are supposed to do the Ray Bradbury Challenge…
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Look at That One! Mid-Century Modern Homes in Palm Springs
A Beginners Guide to Appreciating Mid Mod Architecture “The Alexanders” From the moment I saw them as a kid while…
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Mythology
Can You See The Woman in the Moon?
A Hawaiian legend about Lono Moku, the Woman in the Moon. Once upon a time, in Hawaii, there lived an…
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Mythology
10 Arousing Facts About Oysters
Revealing Oysters’ Aphrodisiac Reputation Oysters have been popular from early history through the present. Food oysters are different species than…
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Bettie Page
Rockabilly Music: Yesterday and Today
A Brief Introduction to Rockabilly Music Rockabilly is all about the music and it has its own unique culture. This…
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Mythology
Vixen: A Short Shapeshifting Story
Rob stood at the bar trying not to feel insecure. This wasn’t his scene. He was good looking enough–brown hair,…
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Mythology
Magical Mistletoe: Mythology and Natural History
More Than Just a Kissing Plant In the U.S., we don’t think much about magical mistletoe. We hear about it…
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Midcentury Modern
10 Books for the Science Lover on your List
Is there a science nerd or tree hugger on your Xmas list? Whether they are a scientist, teacher, or just…
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