I wanted to share a few more pictures from our trip to Lisbon in February of 2015. Belem was probably the most ‘touristy’ place we visited.… Read more “More of Beautiful Lisbon”
Tag: History
Book Review: Lost to the West
Lars Brownworth’s history hangs like a purple cloak off the rather broad shoulders of Byzantium, the oft forgotten remnant of the Roman Empire that survived right up… Read more “Book Review: Lost to the West”
Lisbon, meu amor
In February of 2015, my amazing partner and I traveled to Lisbon, Portugal. It was my first trip to Europe, my first time off of the North… Read more “Lisbon, meu amor”
Book Review: Scatter, Adapt, and Remember
Annalee Newitz looks at how humanity might go about surviving inevitable problems in this surprisingly upbeat book about the end of the world. Her basic premise is… Read more “Book Review: Scatter, Adapt, and Remember”
Book Review: Cleopatra
“The personal inevitably trumps the political, and the erotic trumps all: We will remember that Cleopatra slept with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony long after we have… Read more “Book Review: Cleopatra”
Matthew J. Constantine 