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When These People Met Those People
When we last visited these people, they were living in the Scottish lowlands.
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Andrew Smith
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The Monster Between Us
You start with a pleasant enough conversation.
Nov 8
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Blow It Out Your Ass?
Sometimes, I’ll write a provocative title.
Nov 7
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Andrew Smith
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Carriers
A generation ago, I carried things around and delivered them.
Nov 6
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Andrew Smith
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Bits of Light
Just as a few of my ancestors were traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to form a new life in the American colonies and the Great Fire of London was…
Nov 5
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Andrew Smith
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Privates Surprise
Go back far enough, and the word private traces its way back to Latin, where privus meant something like of one’s own. A homo privus was a person who…
Nov 4
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Andrew Smith
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Those People
For a thousand years, Gaelic tribal leaders had ruled Ireland.
Nov 3
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Andrew Smith
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Zompires
Korean zombies are pretty cool.
Nov 2
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Andrew Smith
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These People
Unsurprisingly, you have to go back to the Romans if you want to understand these people.
Nov 1
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Andrew Smith
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October 2025
In Through the Out Door
40 years ago, Raspberry Beret found its way very nearly to the top of the pop charts.
Oct 31
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Andrew Smith
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Counterculture
You hear a lot of words that mean something similar during your lifetime, but the word counterculture is really straightforward.
Oct 30
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Andrew Smith
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The Second Third
It’s easy to think of electricity as having been around forever, especially in the US.
Oct 29
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Andrew Smith
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