This week we deep dive into Naser al-Din Shah Qajar's published diary of his 1873 European tour and learn about bigger and better houses of spite. A listener email reveals how a sexy Abe Lincoln statue broke everyone's brains.
Episode Tabs:
Nasir Al-Din Shah And The Art Of Indifference https://new.bidoun.org/articles/redolent-delusions
Spite Buildings: When Human Grudges Get Architectural
Listener Tabs:
‘Honest Abs’: The story behind that shirtless Lincoln statue flirting with the Internet
Clever Hans And His Effects: Karl Krall And The Origins Of Experimental Parapsychology In Germany
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369848614000855
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