Frank Cogliano

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Professor of American History, University of Edinburgh. This is my personal account. Views mine. #histodons

Same era, the late, great, #WarrenZevon. The shuffle algorithm is doing good work this morning:

I didn't have to come to Maui
To be treated like a jerk
How do you think I feel
When I see the bellboys smirk?

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And this will forever be the greatest stadium picture of all time

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.@[email protected]'s narrative abilities were probably most acute in the late-'70s/early-'80s. Richard Ford would take 300 pages to capture these three lines.

Well, she shot him dead on a sunny Florida road
And when they caught her all she said
Was she couldn't stand the way he drove

The reaction to the #ENGUSA match has echoes of the War of 1812: the British (English!) are sniffy about a draw they think is beneath them & the Americans interpret it as a victory. It only requires the Canadians to claim they really won to complete the scene. #partylikeits1815

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18 Dec - 5.30pm-6.30pm
£8-£10
Walking tours are GREAT. But it's freezin. So....

Come along and join the sit-doon-absolutely-no-walking tour of Scotland's seediest, skankiest and scandalous history.

Tickets👇
https://bit.ly/historicallyfunny

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Bella is a union dog and she's not happy that our pay is down 25% since 2009. (But she is happy that kind #UCU humans gave her treats on the picket line.) #BellaDogliano #solidaridog #UCURising
Whenever my son walks in and I'm watching any North American sport he says something like, "Gee willikers! The Washington Whales are beating the Dallas Dogs in basketfootbaseball and it's AWESOME!"
Rest in Power, Börje Salming. A trailblazer and a class act. Vila i makten, Börje Salming. En banbrytare och en klassakt. #BörjeSalming
Annual PSA: If you don't have Thanksgiving on Thursday then Black Friday isn't a thing. Britain--and every other non-US country that does this-- you're better than this. Don't do it! See you next year.
US Midterm Autopsy

Join the Political Union alongside the History Society in hosting Professor Frank Cogliano and Dr David Silkenat in a live recording of their podcast, The Whiskey Rebellion! The event will be a Q&A...