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03 Apr 23

How did the Ming Vase become the deFacto "priceless" object often broken in comedy? Why specifically Ming Dynasty crockery? How is it exceptional, yet common enough for a bunch of people to own? : AskHistorians

https://teddit.net/r/AskHistorians/comments/6ijmg2/how_did_the_ming_vase_become_the_defacto/

Curious thread on how the class-affecting cargo-cult bourgeois developed obsession with Míng (大明) era porcelaine, in both valuation and discernment, (as opposed to the contemporary Qīng (大清) porcelaine

by 2097 Apr 2023
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15 Oct 21

End of the Road/Damned Reporters, Where Are They When You Need Them?/Com Ed's Impacted Revenues

https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/end-of-the-road-damned-reporters-where-are-they-when-you-need-them-com-eds-impacted-revenues
by astratagem Oct 2021
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