Pandemic Watch: Medici, The Magnificent

You’ve finished binging Tiger King (even the sad ‘wrap up’ episode). Outlander just had its season finale on Starz. What is a cooped up fan of soapy, historical, problematic dramas to do? Well, there’s always season three of “Medici: Masters of Florence,” now streaming on Netflix. I just finished watching it and while some of …

Gender in Time of Pandemic

In 1348 the Black Death came to Europe. Known as the bubonic plague in modern parlance, the Black Death ravaged the continent, killing anywhere from a quarter to half of the population. The plague devastated the economy, up-ended the political system and struck at the heart of ideas of faith, family and community. Sound familiar? …

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