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Tag Archives: George Cruikshank
fashionable body: wasp waist as ideology
…At a distance of more than four generations, our great-grandmothers’ fanatic loyalty to the wasp-waist ideal would seem absurd were it not that we now understand its deeper significance much better. Far more than a crutch, the corset was a … Continue reading
fashionable bodies:inalienable rights to deformation
…Everything considered, doctor’ knowledge of the female anatomy was less than perfect mainly because they based their observations on the deformed body. They were misled about such elementary performances as breathing; not only woman’s skeleton but also her breathing apparatus … Continue reading
house hunting troubles?
The Duke of Wellington’s search for a palace. So you think you’re having house hunting troubles? Then consider the woes of Britain’s greatest hero. All he wanted was a little place in the country to stretch out… The public of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington, Benjamin Dean Wyatt, Duke of Wellington, George Cruikshank, John Soane, Lord Egremont, Lord Radnor, Luton Hoo Lady Salisbury, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Marquess of Bute, Mr. Clarke Jervoise, Robert Smirke, Sir George Bowyer, Sir Robert Walpole, Wellington Congress of Vienna, William Heath
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charity is the greatest luxury
The poverty industry. Reinforcing destitution and economic ruin wherever it plants its well heeled foot. The spin is all about helping the poor reach empowerment. Ending the viscous cycle.But really, as Thorstein Veblen observed over a hundred years ago, most … Continue reading
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Tagged arthur c. brooks, bill gates charity, carlos slim charity, charitable giving, David Reisman, gary rivlin, George Cruikshank, James Gillray, Jean Baudrillard, John Lennon, madonna malawi project, Mia Farrow, patrick west, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Rick Salutin, Slavoj Zizek, Thomas Rowlandson, Thorstein Veblen, Viktor Frankl, Warren Buffett
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shall we dance a slow one
The American flag floating over every square foot of North America, clear to the North Pole. The ancient ghosts of annexation have always haunted Canadians that reciprocity would engulf the country. To America, Canada is seen as useful, as well … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged alan taylor author, Canada U.S. relations, canadian history, Cornelius Krieghoff, George Cruikshank, George Woodcock, ivan lett, john a. macdonald, John Verelst, Michael Greenstein, Northrop Frye, Rick Salutin, robert borden, wilfred laurier, William Heath, William Lyon Mackenzie King, william notman, yves engler
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Cannes Festival: return from elba
After his daring escape from Elba in 1815, the Emperor Napoleon landed at Golfe-Juan.It was his last great adventure before Waterloo, and it can be looked back as a tragic comedy. He set out for Cannes at midnight, taking three … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandre Dumas, charles steuben, comte de broussillon, french history, George Cruickshank, George Cruikshank, Hegel, Hegel Philosopher, James Gillray, johan michael voltz, marshall ney, Napoleon Bonaparte, napoleon elba, napoleon return from elba, Thomas Hardy
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REGAL MORTGAGE CRISIS: Princely Bling
This is the era of the Napoleonic Wars, of the Battle of Waterloo and the Battle of Trafalgar, and the Duke of Wellington and Admiral Nelson. The waltz was a scandalous new dance craze, and stylish women cropped their hair … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiral Nelson, Alan Bennett, Byron, Charles James Fox, Dorothy Marshall, Duke of Wellington, Francis Willis, George Cruikshank, Gillray, Henry Holland, Humphrey Repton, James Gillray, Jeremy Black, John Nash, King George III, Lord Byron, Mrs. Fitzherbert, Prince George, Prince Regent George IV, Regency Crisis, Robert Cruikshank, S.P. Cockerell, Sir Walter Scott, Stephen Schieff, Thomas Rowlandson, William Hogarth, William Porden
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