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I wasn’t planning to blog about Osama bin Laden this morning until I woke up and heard the news that he had been killed and buried at sea. On September 11, 2001, I was living in New York City and working for a small publisher located about a mile north of the World Trade Center. […]Read more "Historic"

So, there’s a wedding tomorrow in England, and it seems there’s nothing better than a blue-blooded bride to get genealogists going. In fact, the New England Historic Genealogical Society already has a book on the subject, and, as you may have heard, dear Kate is related to a certain farmer from Virginia who also did […]Read more "Of royal nuptials and distant cousins"

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I’ve been pondering what hat I would wear to the royal wedding on Friday, since we all know that the British royals love their millinery. Toward that end, it’s amazing what you can find online by simply googling the keywords “royal hats.” I’m not invited to the wedding, of course. All the same, as a […]Read more "Hats Off to Will and Kate!"

Anna shared a little about Easter (and Passover and Earth Day) on Friday, but I thought I’d offer up a few more interesting Easter facts today. In Sweden, girls (and sometimes boys) dress as witches and go door to door on the Thursday and Saturday before Easter. They bring along copper kettles or coffeepots and […]Read more "More Easter Facts for a Monday"

Both myself and Danny Lerner, who just joined us at the Graphic Universe office, attended MoCCA Fest this year. It was Danny’s first time, and my ninth. Below we offer our reports. Danny, being the newbie, will go first and give the event a proprer introduction. The 2011 Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) […]Read more "Graphic Universe at the MoCCA Festival"

I loved that everyone who went to Bologna this year came back talking about the food. There was a steak dish, with greens and shaved parmesan on top, that really caught everyone’s attention. I plan to make it as soon as it’s warm enough to grill on my deck. I came back from my Paris […]Read more "Thinking about Food"

Congratulations to Dana! She is the winner of our Civil War Week book giveaway! Her fabulous Civil War Week book bundle includes: Dana, please send an email with your address to lmatvick@lernerbooks.com and I will get your books in the mail for you ASAP! Thanks for honoring the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with […]Read more "Civil War Week Winner!"