In early April, writer Jen Miller urged New York Times readers to start a coronavirus diary. “Who knows,” she wrote, “maybe one day your diary will provide a valuable window into this period.” During ...
Phil Gyford talks about what he learned about writing, tweeting, and context from his just ended, nearly decade-long recreation of the famous diarist’s work. I had an online chat with Gyford (who news ...
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Samuel Pepys' diary (1660 to 1669) and later collections of fashion plates show that fashion trends were as important to men as women in the 17th Century A series of French fashion engravings reveal ...
"Oh, hello. I didn't see you there. I was just catching up on my latest diary entry." Wikimedia Commons Samuel Pepys kept a diary for just nine years. Thankfully for historians—if not for Pepys, who ...
They’re taking a page from his book. A new show will bring the diary of 17th century British writer Samuel Pepys to singing, dancing life on the stage of the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Nov. 14. “17c ...
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