The man with The Plan: Alfred von Schlieffen In United States history, we know December 7, 1941, as the “date that will live in infamy,” due to the attack on Pearl Harbor. In the context of world history, however, the most infamous date in history is June 28, 1914. This…
In July of 1914, in a memorandum written by Helmuth von Moltke, the German Chief of Staff to Germany’s Chancellor at the time, Bethmann Hollweg, von Moltke warned of the coming conflict of World War I that “the leading nations of Europe would tear one another limb from limb ……
When the aged enter the realm of digital virtual reality.
In 1950, Wellston's population was 9,396. By 2010, this number had dwindled by two thirds.
Writing on the wall: Theatergoers make their statements at the Dellwood Community Center for “Every 28 Hours.” It is possible that I am the only person I know in the Washington University community who knows Ferguson moderately well. By that I mean, I knew it before Michael Brown, and I came…
At the edge of Pruitt-Igoe, a housing development long gone, but long since remembered. (Credit: Stephen Hobbs) “This is, genuinely, my idea of beauty. This is life after cities. This is life after humans.” We are staring at 57 acres of overgrown wildlife comprising the former Pruitt-Igoe, one of the…
St. Louis's Forest Park: The distinction between entry markers and gates is not always academic.
"Grown in the light from which we all come, they made the most powerful of drinks."