at the convent of Santa Caterina di Cafaggio; she would later be prioress on three occasions. The facility was managed by the Dominican friars of San Marco, led bySavonarola. About half of all educated girls in that era were placed into convents to avoid the cost of raising a dowry. Sa...
As discussed in a previous 4thWaveNow post“Hippocrates rolls in his grave: In search of the dysphoric trans tweens of yore,”there is absolutely no historical evidence whatsoever for the existence of desperate, suicidally dysphoric trans kids.There is, however,a long history of“third”genders ...
When asked why the sudden boost in views did not match what third party counters were reporting (like my flag viewer on the side bar, which lined up almost exactly with the Pages & Posts report of page views for the 21st), he blustered about such page view counters being inaccurate and ...
Third Seminar for Presidents of Junior and Community Colleges, June 16, 1997, at the East-West Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a comment » David G. Lebow Posted on October 1, 2008 by JimS President, HyLighter, Inc ETC Guest Author dglebow@...
The walls [of the second room] are hung with dull smoky-looking oil paintings of mail-clad knights and convivial scenes, and perhaps here and there a faded, a very faded view of some moonlight with a background of weird ruins. The third room is across the corridor at the end of a ...
Before you begin to write your story or novel, write a detailed outline and character backgrounds first. So many unpublished first (or second or third or 44th) novels begin halfway through the book because the writer has spent the first 150 pages giving us the background story instead of ...
Crew:I included a first assistant and a digital tech, each for the two shoot days Styling:The families would wear their own clothes, so we didn’t need a wardrobe stylist, but there was definitely a need for specific props based on the creative brief and the situations being prescribed by...
This week’s pick is the third and final book in a series: Sunriseby Mike Mullin (release date April 15, 2014) Synopsis: The Yellowstone supervolcano nearly wiped out the human race. Now, almost a year after the eruption, the survivors seem determined to finish the job. Communities wage ...
yet heinous father. The storylines were engaging, entertaining, and generously sprinkled with amusing wit, family drama, and a steamy romance. I enjoyed every word and am eager to continue on to the second and third installments, which are thankfully already locked and loaded on my beloved ...
the Dora Milaje. Those of us who have an interest in women warriors know that this was inspired in part by the real African kingdom of Dahomey which boasted its own female army. The Agojie, or Mino, made up arounda third of the nation’s fighting forcewhen they were first contacted by...