#Writing: "To mock foes, is that not the sweetest mockery?" – Sophocles

An early example of a manipulated/fake photo, featuring Nikola #Tesla. publicdomainreview.tumblr.com/post/788693698…

A remarkable #history story. "Her family had moved from being the property of Joseph Davis to being owners of his plantation and that of his famous brother." blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/07/th…

"Anyone with even 'one drop' of Japanese blood." Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author Tracy Slater & Chicago Review Press! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

"A lost passage, now found." Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to The Mark Twain House & Museum & Lapham’s Quarterly! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/lat…

#Writing: "Love truth, but pardon error." – Voltaire

"The most audacious undertaking." Today's forthcoming-book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author Garrett M. Graff & @avidreaderpress! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

#Writing: "And why should I not, as a good gastronomer, publish some of my experiences in the 'social science' of cookery?" – Georgiana Hill, born 200 years ago on today's date

Did #shrimp poster artist plagiarize? "The answer is a resounding yes." plagiarismtoday.com/2025/07/14/the…

This Oscar-contending movie is based on my book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist. screenrant.com/russell-crowe-…

“It holds profiles of more than 1,800 students, 1,100 professors, 300 medical professionals, and 2,100 people simply labeled “professionals.” motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

Are primary elections unconstitutional? Would our governance be better without them? startribune.com/american-polit…

"A unique and dangerous natural laboratory." Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author Connor Sipe! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

"California without its Latino residents." Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer Matt Stevens & The New York Times! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/…

#Writing: "People don't really want reality. They want theater, and that's different." – D. A. Pennebaker

Up for auction: A historic movie #typewriter and authentic Hollywood Ten Commandments tablets! finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-new…

"Eight calamitous years." Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author Derek R Peterson & Yale University Press! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

"Did abuse make them more violent?" Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer Leonora LaPeter Anton & The Marshall Project! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe themarshallproject.org/2025/07/14/flo…

#Writing: "Young fiction writers are making a terrible mistake by self-publishing. And I believe the platforms that are selling those tools are doing them a disservice." – Margaret Verble

"No opening of the cranium, no cutting into the brain, no blood." nationalpost.com/feature/psycho…