Tag Archives: William Pitt

LORDLY & LADY PLEASURES : DUELING ABOUT COURTESIES OF CULTURE

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Dave

It was called killing with courtesy and involved all the passions that could raise blood pressure: family, race, wealth, sex, social class , honor and identity. ”On 15 November 1712, two leading scions of the British aristocracy met in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Aaron Burr, Adam Buck, Alexander Hamilton, Angelica kauffman, Angelica Kauffmann, Benjamin West, Boulton and Watt, C.J. Rawson, Charles Third Earl Stanhope, Coke Clifton, Duke of Hamilton, Frank McLynn, Heather Carroll, Henry Fielding, Hester Santlow, James Boswell, John Ellys, Kirsten Olsen, Kubrick Barry Lyndon, Lord Barrymore, Mary Anne Clarke, Matthew Darly, Mrs. William Mosely, Pistol Dueling, Ralph Earl, Samuel Johnson, Stanley Kubrick, Thackeray, Thomas Gainsborough, Victor Stater, Whig Lord Mohun, William Godwin, William Pitt, Zoffany | 4 Comments

PIPSQUEAKS & POLITICAL GEEKS

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Dave

”New research published in the journal “Evolution and Human Behavior” concluded that short men tend to be more jealous. Why anyone chose to research this topic I have no idea. But what bugs me is the immediate relationship between the … Continue reading →