(Excerpted from a previous journal post)

Though lately Manhattan has little to draw me to it, Cakeshop, a pleasant coffee shop/bar/music venue, remains one of the few places I feel comfortable. It too has its share of overly loud, fashionable patrons, more so on Fridays and Saturdays, but their cheap and interesting lineups and parties are worth ( Read more... )

In 1941, Alex Kurzem fled alone into the forest, and watch his family as they were murdered by nazi soldiers. He was later captured by SS soldiers and, unaware of his Jewish heritage, made him their mascot.


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Daily Routine: Truman CapoteINTERVIEWER 
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Daily Routine: Napoleon Bonaparte

[Napoleon at Saint Helena, the site of his second exile and eventual death.]Briefly: Napoleon’s daily routine was perforce limited. Marchand awakened him early and served coffee in bed. One or more of the valets washed him and helped him shave, then rubbed him down with a coarse brush and doused him with eau de ( Read more... )

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The image is one of the most haunting in American folklore: Eleanor Dare cradling her infant daughter as they struggle through a vast wilderness, seemingly forgotten by her father who brought them to an unfamiliar land, then left them to fend for themselves ( Read more... )

I came across the L.A. Times historical homocides blog today searching for a sweater pattern, of all things. Admittedly the story that led me there does mention a sweater:


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