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  1. When I reread Armistead Maupin's "TALES OF THE CITY," I always picture Elaine's Minneapolis apartment as the one owned by trans heroine Anna Madrigal, and home to the other characters in the series. Minnesota, 1977. #talesofthecity #armisteadmaupin #maupin #author #famousauthor #trans #transrights #equalrights #minneapolis #minnesota #apartment #apartmentbuilding #apartmentbuildings #transnation #citylife #twentiethcentury #1970s #olddays #memories #memory #gay #gaywriting

  2. When I was a toddler, we were allowed to climb on all the farm implements displayed at the Grange Fair, as though they were jungle gyms. Or was this "Madmen-esque" memory implanted in me as a screen to cover an alien abduction? Centre Hall, 1973. #grangefair #grange #grangefairandencampment #encampment #fairs #fair #encampments #display #displays #selling #commerce #farmequipment #tractor #tractors #johndeere #johndeereequipment #johndeeretractors #centrehall #centrecounty #twentiethcentury

  3. The Forgotten Stance: A Brief History of Spanish Non-Belligerence in World War Two

    Owen James explores how Spain narrowly avoided World War II, debunking the myth of Franco’s "astute caution". The article highlights the failed Hendaye meeting, where excessive imperial demands clashed with Hitler’s goals, and the Blue Division’s anti-communist crusade, proving Spanish non-belligerence was a result of necessity, not design.

    retrospectjournal.com/2026/03/