Monthly Archives: July 2020

Herzog examines a strange business

Photo: MUBI Werner Herzog is one of the few leading filmmakers whose work is divided equally between fiction and nonfiction: for over half a century, he has produced both documentaries and narrative films, sometimes even making one of each on the same topic. With his latest project, Family Romance, LLCHerzog …

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Draft of Thomas Jefferson’s original Declaration of Independence: see photos

Thomas Jefferson’s “original draft” or draft of the Declaration of Independence, written in June 1776, includes dozens of editions of historical figures, including John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. The Library of Congress has made high-resolution microfilm scans of the document available online. PENTAGON ANNOUNCES JULY FOURTH PLANS Despite concerns about …

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