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Sean Munger

Sean Munger

Historic Painting: El Jaleo by John Singer Sargent, 1882.

Historic Painting: El Jaleo by John Singer Sargent, 1882.

Sean Munger May 5, 2024
Popcorn and Purple Stuff: A journey through 1990s cinema, in 25 films. (Part III)

Popcorn and Purple Stuff: A journey through 1990s cinema, in 25 films. (Part III)

The third installment of 1990s cinema takes us to a convenience store in New Jersey, an apocalyptic desert in Australia, and the mean streets of L.A.
Sean Munger May 1, 2024
Farewell, Mein Führer: The German mass suicide wave of 1945.

Farewell, Mein Führer: The German mass suicide wave of 1945.

Why did thousands of ordinary Germans kill themselves at the end of World War II? The answer may be more complicated than you think.
Sean Munger Apr 29, 2024
Last call: how the telephone died as a cultural object.

Last call: how the telephone died as a cultural object.

The telephone is dead. I, for one, do not mourn its death.
Sean Munger Apr 25, 2024
Historic Photo: Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery, England, 1880 and today.

Historic Photo: Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery, England, 1880 and today.

Shakespeare's wife grew up and lived here until her marriage in 1582.
Sean Munger Apr 22, 2024
Magnetic intruder: the strange story of Korean Air Lines Flight 902.

Magnetic intruder: the strange story of Korean Air Lines Flight 902.

Five years before the tragedy of KAL 007, the Soviets shot down another unarmed airliner under similar circumstances.
Sean Munger Apr 18, 2024
Is history disappointing? Or is it just me?

Is history disappointing? Or is it just me?

History can't always fulfill the expectations people have of it. I'm a flawed guy, in a flawed profession.
Sean Munger Apr 14, 2024

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