popthem

A Popthem is an insight. It comes from the word apothegm - a comment, an anecdote, a statement - something that turns on that light bulb in your brain and makes you think - "so that's what really happened", or "so that's what it means". It's stuff we've read that we found illuminating and that we want to share with others by posting on this blog. See Leondardoswall.com for the latest in how Leondardo Da Vinci got his ideas.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Farmers and The Magnificent Seven.

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POP1  Dialogue about peasants (farmers), from The Magnificent Seven:               "They are afraid of everyone and everything. T...

Victorian Bodybuilding (Lack of).

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                                       Members of Brighton Swimming Club, England 1863. POP1 1863, the middle of the American Civil W...
Thursday, August 23, 2012

USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") and Guerriere. Was it a fair fight?

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POP1 The sea battle between the USS Constitution and the HMS Guerriere occurred 19 August 1812, exactly 200 years ago.  It was   a great ...

Rebellion in Syria. Father's Love

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POP1 TAL RIFAAT, Syria — Abdul Hakim Yasin, the commander of a Syrian antigovernment fighting group, 37, had been a clean-shaven accounta...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Montaigne and Glory. Death in a ditch.

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Montaigne's tower, in which he wrote his 'Essays' POP1 Glory in battle.  It's all about luck.  To what do Caesar an...
Monday, August 13, 2012

Cinderford. 1943. Mustard Gas.

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Under a forest canopy.  POP1 The debate between Roosevelt and Churchill on the subject of whether to use Ner...
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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Quotations from the Olympics Closing Ceremony Floor

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POP1 "Rage, rage against the dying of the light" From 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night', by Dylan Thomas. ...
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