Phrenology in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America
Overview
Phrenology was an attempt in the early nineteenth century to make judgments about a person's characteristics by measuring the surfa...
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There's a lyric on the Roots' new album, Phrenology, that lays out lead singer Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter's philosophy. "A real raw nigga won't fold or forfeit / Fuck getting money for real / Ge...
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In each of the most esteemed Grammy categories, urban artists stake a huge claim, particularly in the Record of the Year category where four of the five nominees make their paper in the R&B; an...
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“A mixture of Yankee transcendentalism and New York rowdyism and, what must be surprising to both these elements, they here seem to fuse and combine with the most perfect harmony.” This...
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“A mixture of Yankee transcendentalism and New York rowdyism and, what must be surprising to both these elements, they here seem to fuse and combine with the most perfect harmony.” This...
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