In Other News: The Dress Debate

A look at a current news item through the lens of different Gale electronic resources.

由Michelle Eickmeyer

互联网昨晚发生爆炸。尽管这似乎越来越经常发生,这种特殊的情节突出了一些有趣的东西给我。首先,人们热情地关心看似随意的事情。人们也似乎有事情,在事物的横扫,并不真正的问题很强烈的意见。这也是如何快速任何一个有趣的显示器 - 有价值的或不 - 能渗透几乎每个人的社会饲料。即使在“整个世界”(读:美国)正在睡觉。最重要的经验教训“事情并不像它看上去那样”和“只是因为它在互联网上不使它真正的”比比皆是。

Just to catch everyone up, a “controversy” spawned last night about whether a certain photographed dress was “white and gold” or “blue and black.” In said photo, I see white and gold. I’ve also seen pictures of a woman wearing the same dress at a wedding, where it is clearly blue and black. This morning, ABC ran a segment about it. It’s good background, and shows all of the images you need to make a decision. Or find ammunition for your counter-argument. Up to you. Thisarticlefrom The Atlantic also looks at the great debate.

Here’s a look through 4 online resources from Gale.

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19th Century Nitty-Gritty: 19th-Century Rules for Achieving Happiness this Holiday Season

由梅丽莎·雷纳

这些天,这是一个困难的壮举这么多走出你的家而不被节日的普及命中。灯,装饰,拥挤的商场,和如果你是幸运的,堆和积雪堆之一。

当然,圣诞节是大量商业化的这些天,但我们不还是很喜欢都一样?每当我发现自己陷在愤怒的购物者的暴徒,我深吸一口气,尽我所能,提醒的很多事情我喜欢每年的这个时候我自己。哪里是找一个堆积放养饱暖毛球的最容易的地方?

提示:有了这个系列,答案永远是热情的,而且总是“19世纪”!

Why, it’s the 19th century, of course! And after all the recent Black Friday hullabaloo, I think we need our favorite century more than ever. Let’s go there now…

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19th Century Nitty-Gritty: Dating Advice from the Age of Little Women

由梅丽莎·雷纳

There’s a reason books like傲慢与偏见,Jane Eyre一个看得见风景的房间have proudly stood the test of time. There’s something magical about the courtship process, something so timelessly romantic that we’re still hooked on these classic tomes more than a century later.

女士们,你长着被求爱?发现自己希望你能找到你自己的达西先生?哎呀,你甚至满足于希刺克厉夫?

Gents, are you pursuing someone who rebuffs your attempts at every turn? Close to giving up on the one your heart desires, because nothing ever turns out in your favor?

Oh, ye, who are love-lorn, unrequited in your affections, or otherwise lacking in the love department, take heed! We need only look at the nineteenth century to solve all your woes. So, come hither, and let’s look to the age of courtship, old-fashioned values, and “mellifluous song.”

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