Aug 29, 2018
This week's references include:
Waterloo - the upcoming battle in 1815, and the song by ABBA
We think Tolstoy would have liked ABBA's fatalism...
At Waterloo Napoleon did surrender
Oh yeah
And I have met my destiny in quite a similar
way
The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself
Waterloo I was defeated, you won the
war
Waterloo promise to love you for ever
more
Waterloo couldn't escape if I wanted
to
Waterloo knowing my fate is to be with
you
Waterloo finally facing my Waterloo
1812 Overture - written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to commemorate Russia's defense of its fatherland against Napoleon's invasion in 1812. The overture debuted in Moscow on August 20, 1882, conducted by Ippolit Al'tani under a tent near the then-unfinished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, which also memorialized the 1812 defense of Russia.
Closer to the Apothecary than God: Abortion in 17th Century England - What do we know about abortion in 18th century Russia? Not a lot, but thanks to this research, we do know that English apothecary shops carried books with recipes containing abortifacients available in domestic settings.
Random pop culture references:
Palate cleansers
- Jennie - "Rich People Problems" by Kevin Kwan
- Megan - Binge Mode podcast
- Pete - Theodore Roosevelt Island