Flickr calls The Commons, its collaboration with the Library of Congress, “The world’s public photo collection.” It is a large respository of copyright-free images that anyone can use. I browsed around to see if any of my favorite authors showed up, and here are the results. (I have featured the Commons on this blog once before, […]
This is William Prynne, a British polemical writer of the 17th century. There’s a reason he wears his hair like that. I haven’t been doing much blogging recently because I’m finishing my first semester of grad school and doing a lot of research on Jonathan Swift’s The Tale of a Tub (which I’ve totally figured out, […]
It has been over a year and a half since I have written anything about the Perfect Vessels. However, there is some interesting news coming regarding the band, so this would be a good time for a refresher. Pictured above are The Perfect Vessels. You are acquainted with the guy playing organ. In 2011, this […]
You probably have a favorite song that none of your friends have ever heard before. Today, I’ll share one with you. I have been tremendously busy these last few weeks, what with the two kids and my English classes and the ever-increasing demands of graduate school. I’ve been reading Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte and Joseph Andrews […]
Here’s what I read in March. It’s the beginning of another month, at which point I always recap what I read in the previous 30 days. These are not the most popular posts here on Mr. Brame’s Blog, and today’s recap is going to be pretty esoteric (and short), but these recaps help me focus […]
Best wishes to you and yours for the 2013 baseball season. Above, my scorebook from a game between the Mets and Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium, August of 1992. (Click here for more posts about baseball.)