We like to believe we form our own opinions about public figures—but the truth is, we are told what to think before we even meet them.
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The Lords and Ladies of The Unbelievability: Why We No Longer Argue About Reality
There is a growing secret society—not of believers, but of observers. We do not accept the unbelievable. We witness what is deliberately structured to be dismissed as unbelievable. We are The Lords and Ladies of The Unbelievability, and we understand the central truth of our time: everything is disclosed, but…
Here’s a Princess with a zoo
It Happened onJuly 20, 1908Philadelphia, July 20 — “American women are jealous. They are beautiful, certainly, but they will not admit that any women in Europe can compare with them. And that is not true.” So spoke Princess Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy, in her fairly regal suite at the Majestic Hotel. “Who…
Permission to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, celebrated on July 17, is extended by Pope Benedict XIII to the entire Roman Catholic Church
It Happened onSeptember 24, 1726On July 17, 1726, Pope Benedict XIII granted universal permission for the Roman Catholic Church to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Marian devotion associated with divine protection, prophetic vision, and spiritual authority. This marked a major calendrical registration in the Church’s…
Frank Herbert’s Dune is Published by Chilton Books
It Happened onAugust 17, 1965“Dune” is a science fiction novel written by , first published in 1965. Set in a distant future, it follows the story of Paul Atreides, the young heir to a noble family tasked with overseeing the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the valuable spice…