Friday Notes

Carol Vogel,"Splendid Threads Off the Walls of Monarchs," NYT, 11 October, reviews"Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor," an exhibit that opens at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art on Wednesday 17 October.

Peter Borsay,"Binge Drinking and Moral Panics: Historical Parallels?" History & Policy, September, suggests parallels between the Gin Craze of the 18th century and the binge-drinking crisis of the early 21st century. Hat tip.

Steve Weinberg,"‘Custerology' explores allure of Little Bighorn," AJC, 7 October, reviews Michael A. Elliott's Custerology: The Enduring Legacy of the Indian Wars and George Armstrong Custer. Here's an excerpt from the book.

Bookforum has a roundup of recent reviews of books on World War II.

Lindsey Druguid,"Agatha Christie's Anti-Novels," TLS, 3 October, reviews Laura Thompson's Agatha Christie: An English Mystery.

We've known for a long time that Richard Nixon suffered from potty-mouth. Paul Slansky,"Contemptor-in-Chief: The Richard Nixon Quiz," Huffington Post, 10 October, tests your knowledge of Nixon's epithets for his contemporaries in Washington. Thanks to Ed Schmitt for the tip.