history

3 Historic “Firsts” That We’ve All Got Totally Wrong

A tragic flaw of most elementary history lessons is that we focus on teaching trivia. As it turns out, most of these "facts" are totally wrong.

By Richard Stockton • May 31, 2015

3 Historic “Firsts” That We’ve All Got Totally Wrong

A tragic flaw of most elementary history lessons is that we focus on teaching trivia. As it turns out, most of these "facts" are totally wrong.

By Richard Stockton • May 31, 2015

Etheldreda Laing’s Autochrome Garden Of Eden

At the turn of the century, Etheldreda Laing used her seasoned artistic eye and emerging technology to create timeless scenes of innocence and grace.

By Erin Kelly • May 30, 2015

Etheldreda Laing’s Autochrome Garden Of Eden

At the turn of the century, Etheldreda Laing used her seasoned artistic eye and emerging technology to create timeless scenes of innocence and grace.

By Erin Kelly • May 30, 2015

Appreciate Your Bikini: A Brief History Of Women’s Swimwear

Be it bathing machines, the swimsuit police or the full-on dresses that Victorians wore to the beach, the history of women's swimwear will blow your mind.

By Kiri Picone • May 30, 2015

Appreciate Your Bikini: A Brief History Of Women’s Swimwear

Be it bathing machines, the swimsuit police or the full-on dresses that Victorians wore to the beach, the history of women's swimwear will blow your mind.

By Kiri Picone • May 30, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXIV

Arresting Masks From Around The World Come Halloween, masks are products of commerce and pop culture, used for both horror and humor. But apart from Halloween–and especially in many countries beyond our borders–masks remain rooted in tradition and folkways, used for both celebration and protest. In Burundi, a mask made...

By John Kuroski • May 29, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXXIV

Arresting Masks From Around The World Come Halloween, masks are products of commerce and pop culture, used for both horror and humor. But apart from Halloween–and especially in many countries beyond our borders–masks remain rooted in tradition and folkways, used for both celebration and protest. In Burundi, a mask made...

By John Kuroski • May 29, 2015

10 Awful Jobs You’ll Be Glad No Longer Exist

And you thought working as a temp was bad — at least you don't have to provide emotional support to royalty when nature calls.

By Bernadette Deron • May 28, 2015

10 Awful Jobs You’ll Be Glad No Longer Exist

And you thought working as a temp was bad — at least you don't have to provide emotional support to royalty when nature calls.

By Bernadette Deron • May 28, 2015

1928 England Lives On In Timeless Autochrome Photos

At the behest of National Geographic, Clifton R. Adams spent the late 1920s and early 1930s in England, where he photographed the country’s farms, towns, and the people who composed them. Using an emerging process known as Autochrome, Adams’ color images were stunning for the time, and remain beautiful examples...

By Erin Kelly • May 25, 2015

1928 England Lives On In Timeless Autochrome Photos

At the behest of National Geographic, Clifton R. Adams spent the late 1920s and early 1930s in England, where he photographed the country’s farms, towns, and the people who composed them. Using an emerging process known as Autochrome, Adams’ color images were stunning for the time, and remain beautiful examples...

By Erin Kelly • May 25, 2015

5 Accidental Discoveries That Changed The World

In many ways, modernity can be viewed as little more than the the product of centuries of dumb luck. As you are about to see, some of the world’s most significant milestones were the result of nothing more than happy accidents. Accidental Discoveries: Penicillin Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming changed modern...

By Savannah Cox • May 25, 2015

5 Accidental Discoveries That Changed The World

In many ways, modernity can be viewed as little more than the the product of centuries of dumb luck. As you are about to see, some of the world’s most significant milestones were the result of nothing more than happy accidents. Accidental Discoveries: Penicillin Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming changed modern...

By Savannah Cox • May 25, 2015

Before Brunch, There Were Riots: 1970s Harlem In Photos

Harlem in the 1970s was marked with violence and loss, but it was also a time where its residents cultivated an incredibly resilient character.

By Erin Kelly • May 17, 2015

Before Brunch, There Were Riots: 1970s Harlem In Photos

Harlem in the 1970s was marked with violence and loss, but it was also a time where its residents cultivated an incredibly resilient character.

By Erin Kelly • May 17, 2015

The Catacombs Nightclub: When Irreverence Became Cool

In 1940, something surprising happened in Ohio: a club devoted to pranks and making fun of death opened its doors to the public.

By Erin Kelly • May 12, 2015

The Catacombs Nightclub: When Irreverence Became Cool

In 1940, something surprising happened in Ohio: a club devoted to pranks and making fun of death opened its doors to the public.

By Erin Kelly • May 12, 2015

Historical British Monarchs Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before

Now that Princess Charlotte has made her debut, there’s one more British royal stealing the hearts of the world. While monarchy is a thing of the past in many countries, it’s hard to deny the tiny bit of fairytale excitement and glamour that comes to mind when we envision the...

By Kiri Picone • May 11, 2015

Historical British Monarchs Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before

Now that Princess Charlotte has made her debut, there’s one more British royal stealing the hearts of the world. While monarchy is a thing of the past in many countries, it’s hard to deny the tiny bit of fairytale excitement and glamour that comes to mind when we envision the...

By Kiri Picone • May 11, 2015