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That was like a last gasp of summer, and I do mean gasp. Who expects temperatures above 90 in the middle of November? With any luck, some premature Christmas decorations melted. Personally, I loved it. Some warm-blooded folks wear shorts or T-shirts almost year-round, but that’s not me. If it’s below 75, I’m in long sleeves. Under 70 and I’m in a jacket. Anyone who thinks Southern California doesn’t have seasons hasn’t seen me in December and January: two layers, plus a coat, scarf, gloves, beanie. So the flood of warmth was entirely welcome from my end, especially since it’s unlikely to...

Motorcycles, a music studio, and more find their homes on the tiered floors of a renovation in Red Hook. Red Hook is "the farthest you can get from New York while still being in New York," quips Anna Clark of the once-industrial waterfront area of Brooklyn. The village-like neighborhood’s sense of remove from the wider city and opportunities for live/work space were part of the appeal when Anna, an artist/book publisher/radio host, and her partner, designer and musician Thanhyen Nguyen, bought a three-story townhouse there in 2019. Anna Clark and Thanhyen Nguyen renovated one of five units built around remnants...

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Panorama of the gold mining town, Graytown, Victoria, approx. 1861 National Library of AustraliaThis article contains graphic depictions of historic domestic violence. For many women in colonial Victoria, home was not a place of security and comfort. Instead, home – both on the goldfields and off – tethered women to lives that were unsafe and unpredictable. The “private” nature of historic violence in the home presents unique challenges to historians. While newspaper reports of men’s violence towards their wives were commonplace, they presumably comprised only a small percentage of the actual domestic violence being perpetuated. Often, only the most violent...