Blending consensus historical events and personages with imaginary occult forces is a strong recipe for counterfactual storytelling goodness that combines the best of two worlds: resonant history with wild-eyed fantasy. Paul Di Filippo blendcombineconsensus share on social
Before it was revealed that my character on 'Lost' had a troubled history, a fan came up to me and said, 'Wow, you're a really nice guy.' To me, that was a compliment, having played a very villainous guy. Nestor Carbonell charactercomplimentfan share on social
When you study history in American schools, very rarely is the name John Brown mentioned. We know who Kanye West is or Twyla Tharp or Shania Twain. James McBride americanbrownhistory Change image and share on social
You can't understand European history at all other than through religion, or English literature either if you can't recognise biblical allusions. Richard Dawkins allusionbiblicalenglish Change image and share on social
I rise today to offer a formal and heartfelt apology to all the victims of lynching in our history, and for the failure of the United States Senate to take action when action was most needed. George Allen actionapologyfailure Change image and share on social
I've been lucky. I've had this history of having an appeal to more than one type of audience. Juice Newton appealaudiencehave Change image and share on social
History is the heavy traffic that prevents us from crossing the road. We wait, more or less patiently, for it to pause, so that we can get to the liquor store or the laundromat or the burger bar. Mal Peet barburgercross Change image and share on social
Du Bois marked a great stage in the history of Negro struggles when he said that Negroes could no longer accept the subordination which Booker T. Washington had preached. C. L. R. James acceptboisbooker Change image and share on social
One of the main things I know about O.J. Simpson is that he is a compulsive talker. So if I were to ask him one question, I would get 45 minutes on the history of the case. It would be irrelevant what I would ask him - he would just start talking. Jeffrey Toobin casecompulsivehistory share on social
Any idea can be brought into the classroom if the point is to inquire into its structure, history, influence and so forth. But no idea belongs in the classroom if the point of introducing it is to recruit your students for the political agenda it may be thought to imply. Stanley Fish agendumbelongbring share on social
