Cool off this July with Vintage Ice Cream Recipes!
Posted by: Megan Halsband
Ice cream recipes from the early 20th century courtesy of Chronicling America, and a little history sprinkled on top!
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Category: Holidays
Let’s Talk Comics: Folklore, Comics, and Santa Claus
Posted by: Megan Halsband
Dr. Daniel Peretti, Assistant Professor of Folklore at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, is the author of “Superman in Myth and Folklore” (University Press of Mississippi, 2017), as well as other essays on folklore, myth, and popular culture. His current research focuses on Santa Claus, ritual, and the traditions of Christmas. Here Dr. Peretti answers …
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Let’s Talk Comics: Romance
Posted by: Megan Halsband
It’s February, Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and love is in the air! Typically you might not think of “romance” and “comics” together – but in the 1940s and 1950s as superhero popularity waned, romance reigned. And it was all started by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in Young Romance no. 1 (Sept-Oct. 1947). …
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A new year for New Years!
Posted by: Megan Halsband
Happy New Year!...For the first time since 1999 we celebrate Public Domain Day here in the United States - on January 1, 2019, content published in 1923 in the US enters the public domain!
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