✨🌜Kaz Rowe 🌛✨
@kazrowe.bsky.social
They/them— Cartoonist and history video maker on YouTube — Creator of Cunning Fire and Liberated. kazrowe.com https://youtube.com/@KazRowe cunningfire.com
NEW VID! Lizzie Borden is famous for allegedly killing her parents with an axe in 1892, and according to the new season of Monster on Netflix, they deserved it. What's going on in this show, and who was the REAL Lizzie Borden? Come learn with me! Link below youtu.be/k9PMnYBPOGc
The Lizzie Borden Netflix Show is So Bad
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NEW VID! In the 18th century, a mysterious beast began killing French peasants of the Gévaudan region. A ton of peasants, in fact. The beast evaded all attempts to kill it and seemed to be not only visually monstrous but demonic in nature. Was it really a monster? youtu.be/F-lGKOGfc8g?...
Was There Really A Monster Terrorizing 18th Century Rural France?
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NEW VID! Since the 1860s, people have claimed to have seen some sort of sea monster in Lake Michigan. As you may expect, hilarity often ensued. But what were people actually seeing? Because they definitely saw something. Come learn with me! Link below youtu.be/xSycIGBwHrs
Is There Really A Sea Serpent In Lake Michigan?
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NEW VID! The cyclospora outbreak has made it downright dangerous to eat lettuce today, but in the Middle Ages, a bizarre tale written by Pope Gregory I warned about a nun who ate a lettuce and became possessed by the devil. What was even going on here? youtu.be/Toe0xiK_GmI
Lettuce Was Demonic in the Middle Ages Too... Sorta
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NEW VID! Since the Werwulf trailer dropped, people have raised concerns about how dirty and grey the middle ages in portrayed in the film. This is a tired trope in film and tv, but in this case... is it actually okay? Did Eggers ACTUALLY do anything wrong? Hear me out! youtu.be/MjC6PpVp2Qo
The Werwulf Discourse is Bad. Let's Talk About It.
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NEW VID! Certain flowers such as lavender, violets and pansies have been associated with gay people for long over a century. But where did these associations even come from? Come learn with me about a colorful, queer history of flowers. Link below! youtu.be/wAcGKcPz3MY
Why Some Flowers are Associated with The Gays
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NEW VID! Most people know of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the famous fairy tale writers. But there were other Grimm brothers too, and one of them, Ferdinand, is commonly reported online as being gay, and that he came out to his family on Christmas in 1810. Is this true? youtu.be/-jfMfwBBnsc
Was There Really a Secret Gay Third Grimm Brother?
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NEW VID! For centuries, the catacombs beneath Paris have shocked and terrified people, with gruesome tales of murder, ghosts, and people getting lost forever. But what is the TRUE history behind this spooky labyrinth? Come learn with me! Link below youtu.be/ABIv0PqVT9c
The Paris Catacombs are Deeply Misunderstood
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NEW VID! Some things never change. In the 19th century, people became increasingly concerned about weight and the morality of foods and diet. Of course, this led to some really wacky and unscientific takes on diet that may have been more than a little dangerous. youtu.be/tvSBi6FxVjY
The Victorians Loved a Weird Fad Diet
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New vid! As the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition dazzled visitors to Chicago, a sneaky man named H.H. Holmes was murdering hundreds of Fair patrons in his Englewood hotel, later dubbed The Murder Castle. But turns out, not much of this story is actually true at all. Link below! youtu.be/gU2iiVGuqa4
The MANY Lies About H.H. Holmes and the "Murder Castle"
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BTW there's an account on here that posts a different Everett True cartoon every day @everetttrue.bsky.social
✨🌜Kaz Rowe 🌛✨@kazrowe.bsky.social · 8mo agoNEW VID! Before superheroes a cantankerous bald character named Everett True kept cartoon Edwardians in check by violently walloping any abuser or inconsiderate pest that crossed his path. Come learn with me about this widely forgotten character that was once beloved. Link below youtu.be/qAASxEu4zNc
NEW VID! Before superheroes a cantankerous bald character named Everett True kept cartoon Edwardians in check by violently walloping any abuser or inconsiderate pest that crossed his path. Come learn with me about this widely forgotten character that was once beloved. Link below youtu.be/qAASxEu4zNc
The Edwardian "Dark Woke" Cartoon Character That I'm Obsessed With
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NEW VID! The new Wuthering Heights film by Emerald Fennell is certainly controversial. The discourse surrounding it, even worse. Let's chat about why this film isn't working for so many people, and how it could've been better. Come learn with me! link below youtu.be/RO4OYn1xmqQ
The Wuthering Heights Discourse Is Bad. Let’s Talk About It
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My pal Donna Anita Atelier who made these corset binders designed by Marlowe Lune has now opened the Casanova (the original, white one here) as an option for bespoke corsetry. Highly recommend. Her work is amazing! Can confirm a corset style binder is VERY comfortable.
NEW VID! King Louis XIV had a fistula that urgently needed surgery. Amazingly he survived, and the legend goes that the courtiers of Versailles then became obsessed with having a fistula and demanded the surgery for themselves. Is this really true? Come learn with me! youtu.be/YbVZLgEEVpM
Were French Nobles Really THAT Stupid? The Fistula Craze of 1686
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NEW VID! In the 1830s, Sir William Drummond Stewart left his home in Scotland to become a Mountain Man of the Rockies on the American Frontier in order to be independent and live his gayest life. Come learn with me! youtu.be/C5FrxEZ8XdU
The Gay Scottish Lord Who Became A Mountain Man
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New vid! In 1901, a mysterious woman named Vesta La Viesta appeared in the press claiming that she had mystically traveled to other planets. What followed was almost 3 decades of scams, outlandish lectures and classes, and the looming question: Is she being serious? Link below youtu.be/QgKk5TRZOB8
The Victorian Mystic who "Traveled to Other Planets"
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NEW VID! In the 17th century, England's Puritan-headed Parliament effectively cancelled Christmas, harassing and jailing anyone trying to make the season merry and bright. Riots ensued in places like London and Canterbury, and things got wild. Come learn with me! Link below youtu.be/18pZYQ-ESYM
The Time Christmas Was Cancelled and Riots Ensued
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Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein film has been divisive. Would it help the discourse if we knew a bit more about Mary Shelley and the original book? Maybe! Come learn with me about toxic husbands, the horror of motherhood, and the queerness hidden in Frankenstein. Link below! youtu.be/gtonzm3XtjY
The Frankenstein Discourse Is Bad. Let’s Talk About It
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New vid! Health and etiquette manuals were VERY popular in the 19th century. Some of them were absolutely bonkers and even offensive, while others were surprisingly progressive. Come learn with me and let's rank some bad (or good?) historical health advice! youtu.be/yDhDLydtO_c
Exploring (and Ranking) Bizarre Victorian Health Advice
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NEW VID! Happy Halloween! The Middle Ages is often thought of as the era of cruel and unusual punishment with overly creative torture devices like iron maidens and spiked wheels. But many of these artifacts aren't what you think, or are even real at all. Link below! youtu.be/0HhryWsl3MI
Debunking Lies About Medieval Torture
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NEW VID! Is it true that Whitewater, Wisconsin is- or was- crawling with witches who spent the 19th century performing sacrifices? And is there really a werewolf stalking the residents near Bray Road? Come learn with me about some spooky tales. Link below! youtu.be/_6sBpFp1xcI
Are Werewolves and Witches Really Terrorizing Rural Wisconsin?
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NEW VID! One October night in 1974, a rogue kangaroo beat the crap out of two Chicago cops and then disappeared. Where did this phantom kangaroo come from, and was it even real in the first place? Come learn with me! Link below youtu.be/vDuPAIEJH7s
The Phantom Kangaroo of 1974: An Unsolved Mystery
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NEW VID! One October night in 1974, a rogue kangaroo beat the crap out of two Chicago cops and then disappeared. Where did this phantom kangaroo come from, and was it even real in the first place? Come learn with me! Link below youtu.be/vDuPAIEJH7s
The Phantom Kangaroo of 1974: An Unsolved Mystery
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NEW VID! We haven't had a fun hoax in a while, have we? Hoaxes in the 19th Century were wild, in part because of the rise of new mass media and new scientific discoveries. Come learn with me about moon beavers, bat men, flying balloons, escaped zoo animals and more! youtu.be/GsJwg4pbe0I
Victorian Fake News Was WILD
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NEW VID! We haven't had a fun hoax in a while, have we? Hoaxes in the 19th Century were wild, in part because of the rise of new mass media and new scientific discoveries. Come learn with me about moon beavers, bat men, flying balloons, escaped zoo animals and more! youtu.be/GsJwg4pbe0I
Victorian Fake News Was WILD
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Been meaning to address this for a while: I do not have a personal email you can send emails to. The email listed in my bios goes to my agency. It is strictly for business inquiries only. Do not send non-business messages to that email. It makes it harder for my agents to do their jobs. Thank you.
Admittedly, I was unprepared for just how gay knights (& saints) were. This is such a great video to watch!!
✨🌜Kaz Rowe 🌛✨@kazrowe.bsky.social · last yr.NEW VID! It's no question that everyone loves Medieval knights, and they've come to be extra popular in the gay community. But how gay were real knights, actually? Turns out, more than we think. Come learn with me! Link below youtu.be/PYqT6sKZJjY
NEW VID! It's no question that everyone loves Medieval knights, and they've come to be extra popular in the gay community. But how gay were real knights, actually? Turns out, more than we think. Come learn with me! Link below youtu.be/PYqT6sKZJjY
Medieval Knights Were a LOT Gayer Than You Think
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