Richard and Kalamazoo

Rehabilitating Richard

Jimmy Maher | The Analog Antiquarian | 28th August 2026

History of the pro-Richard III movement, which has origins far beyond the "king in the car park" discovery of the 21C. By the mid 16C, the reputation of the monarch often termed England's last medieval king had hardened into the "Platonic anti-ideal of a tyrant". Then in the 1920s along came the Richard III Society, also known as "the Fellowship of the White Boar", a group determined to rehabilitate their idol (7,500 words)

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No One Sings About Kalamazoo Anymore

Chris Dalla Riva | Can't Get Much Higher | 27th August 2026

In the 1930s and 1940s, songwriters loved to reference "places that (a) aren’t that large in terms of population and (b) don’t often get written about today". Think "(I’ve Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", and so on. Place mentions have been on the decline ever since, but have yet to go extinct — cities still show up on the charts, as in the case of a recent hit titled "Boston" (1,800 words)