A strange little side quest
Brave Shorties may feel immediate, but the ideas around fashion and style have been evolving for a very long time. In 18th-century America, upper-class men as well as women wore make-up, a reminder that beauty customs have never been as fixed as they can seem. The broader history adds one more wrinkle. The word 'checkmate' is linked to the Persian expression 'shah mat', used when the king was trapped. It is a good reminder that simple game mechanics can carry a surprising amount of history.
