Eric Bargeron

American Decades: 2010-2019

American Decades: 2010-2019

American Decades: 2010-2019, which covers the cultural, political, and social developments of the previous decade, was recently produced by Layman Poupard for Gale. Like previous entries in the Decades series, the book is a reference encyclopedia that introduces...

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Destination: Moon

Destination: Moon

It is difficult not to be reminded of the prescience of Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) during a month in which two billionaires have boisterously dipped their toes into space. His early story “Requiem” (1940) from Astounding Science-Fiction depicts an era of lunar...

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Bloomsday

Bloomsday

Yes. With pint in hand, potato in pocket, and the “fine tang” lingering on the palate from the breakfast kidney, we celebrate that most epic literary holiday: Bloomsday. It commemorates 16 June 1904, the day on which James Joyce set the action of his masterwork...

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