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A Chilling Election Warning from 1933
Ernst Barlach, From a Modern Dance of Death (Aus einem neuzeitlichen Totentanz), 1916. | Public Domain
Grim Historian reminder: I dig through historical archives because I believe the past has something urgent to tell us about the present....
The Republic of Me and the Forgotten Man
“Toward Los Angeles, California” (1937) | This photograph inspired a scene in the 1939 film Of Mice and Men. | Public Domain
Grim reminder: Defending democracy takes work. It takes hours of research, relentless fact-checking, and people wi...
America’s Haunted Grocery Store
All illustrations by Carlyn Beccia. Created with assistance from Adobe Photoshop
Grim Reminder: Want to horrify your friends with what they’ve been eating? Spread the ghoulish delight and share this with someone who still trusts their groc...
Everyone Calm the Heck Down About the Russian Plague
The plague in Leiden in 1574: a doctor examines a urine flask surrounded by the ill, the dying, and the dead. Line engraving. | Public Domain
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How Election Officials Train for Shitstorms
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Carlyn Beccia is an award-winning author, illustrator, and columnist. Latest books — 10 AT 10, MONSTROUS: THE LORE, GORE, & SCIENCE, and THEY LOST THEIR HEADS. Represented by Red Fox Literary
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