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Briefly Noted for March 25, 2008

March 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Wikihistory is a short science fiction story about a group of future time travelers’ journeys to the mid-20th century. Structured as a series of posts to a message board or wiki, Wikihistory is good mix of alternative history and science fiction, which in several ways again makes the point that science fiction is often just […]

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Tags: Alternative History · Briefly Noted · Film · Food & Drink · Science Fiction · Tops of All Time

Briefly Noted for January 13, 2008

January 13th, 2008 · No Comments

New Stella Artois website uses brewer’s long history, period costumes to sell beer. See especially “L’Origine.”
Science Fiction Timeline of Inventions. Learn when the taser, credit cards were first proposed as science fiction.
The History of LOLCats from G4.

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Tags: Briefly Noted · Food & Drink · History of Technology · Humor · Marketing · Science Fiction · Television · Timelines · Video

Years Ago

January 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I have a confession to make. I actually subscribe to very few of the amateur history blogs I mention here on Found History. 10 Years Ago looks like an exception. According to it’s German author, “Every day a historic event will be posted which happened on the same day but years ago. […]

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Tags: Anniversaries · Art · Food & Drink · Television · Today in ...

Celebration of Roy

November 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Readers of Found History and friends of CHNM will want to know that a celebration of Roy Rosenzweig’s life will be held at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia on December 9, 2007. Please see the attached invitation for details. Directions to Mason’s Arlington campus can be found online. Additional information, along […]

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Tags: Food & Drink · Friends · Memory · Roy

Lunch Break

November 15th, 2006 · No Comments

Most days, Ask Dave Taylor is a great place to go for Mac tips and support. Today it’s a great place to go for a spirited (bad, I know) history of gin. It’s really no substitute for a three-martini lunch, but maybe it can suffice for those of us stuck at our desks […]

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Tags: Apple · Food & Drink