Dr. Maryanne Rhett

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Historian, food and comics junkie, and lover of nationalism theory (don't judge).

A still from the television series The Simpsons shows Homer Simpson gleefully looking at a "forbidden pink doughnut" held out for him by a befanged devil. The caption reads: me every time I take Tylenol, ooh forbidden acetaminophen.
Image of article from May 1925 asking readers to decipher the handwriting of Captain Cook. Article is accompanied by two excerpts from Cook's journal during his time with the H.M.S. Endeavour.
Black and white single panel cartoon. Text at the top includes a quote from Thomas Carlyle extolling the virtues of reading. Text at the bottom notes that at time of printing there were 7995 free public libraries in the US and they are essential to "our democracy." Image in the middle is of men and women leaving and going into a Free Public Library building.