by Suzanne Whitby | Jul 21, 2021 | Relocated to whitbys.org
Historian Dan Snow gets down and dirty the filthy cities of revolutionary Paris, medieval London, and industrial New York. No, not ancient, but interesting nonetheless! Episode 1: Medieval London https://vimeo.com/214645639 Episode 2: Revolutionary Paris Episode 3:...
by Suzanne Whitby | Jan 7, 2021 | Relocated to whitbys.org
Barlow Bonsall, Cook @ 1700 to 1800 degrees for 2 to 3 hours This is the text of a tattoo surrounded by a yellow and orange flame. It belongs to Army veteran and cancer survivor Russell Parsons, who was quoted in NBC News as saying, “It’s a recipe for cremation.”...
by Suzanne Whitby | Apr 5, 2020 | Relocated to whitbys.org
If, like me, you’re working with Eurpides’ and Seneca’s Troades or Trojan Women texts, you might find it helpful to see how modern theatre groups interpret these works. Obviously I was, which is why I spent several days scouring the internet and...
by Suzanne Whitby | Apr 4, 2020 | Relocated to whitbys.org
About 10 years ago, my father gave me a beautiful watch that had once belonged to my grandmother. I wore it on and off, and shortly after my father died, I went out and in the course of the evening, it slipped off my wrist and I couldn’t find it. I knew that the strap...
by Suzanne Whitby | Dec 29, 2019 | Relocated to whitbys.org
Today I have a story for you from 2001. In December of that year, I took a month off from my job and flew to New York, where I hired a very expensive car. The car itself was nothing special but it turns out that being under 26 adds a significant surcharge to car...
by Suzanne Whitby | Feb 28, 2018 | Relocated to whitbys.org
In 1975, the Ponte tower in Johannesburg’s Berea was sparkling and new and highly desirable. Its 464 apartments were 90% let, including the one- and two-bedroomed luxury flats on floors 41-46; the luxury three-bedroomed flats on floors 47-50; and the ultra-luxury...
