Tag Archives: Confederacy

The Coronaball Run, Day 2: Richmond to Asheville to Nashville

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the second installment of my series about driving cross-country during the coronavirus crisis. Click here for first post. On day two we left behind the North and drove deeper into the South. Richmond set the pattern … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Asheville, Burke County, Confederacy, Confederate statues, Country Music Hall of Fame, Dixie, Edley's Bar-B-Que, Jefferson Davis, Johnny Cash, Knoxville, Moxy Hotel, Nashville, Nathan Bedford Forrest, neon, North Carolina, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Sunsphere, Tennessee | 10 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Iconoclasm

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: You, therefore, have not ordered the temples to be shut up, nor forbidden any to frequent them: nor have you driven from the temples or the altars, fire or frankincense, or other honours of incense. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History, Politics and Economics | Tagged Ancient Rome, Christianity, Confederacy, Juxtaposin', Libanius | Leave a comment

Linkage

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Is secondhand smoke really as bad, health-wise, as it’s made out to be? New York City moves to ban the use of e-cigarettes in public places because it sends the message that smoking is socially acceptable. … Continue reading →