Month: January 2017

Early Modern Households in England: Structures, Priorities, Strategies, Roles

Early Modern Households in England: Structures, Priorities, Strategies, Roles

May 7, 2025

The Medieval Manor House of Stoke Trister. / Ivy Leaves, Creative Commons By Dr. Keith Wrightson /...

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In Memoriam: Joyce Appleby (1929-2016)

In Memoriam: Joyce Appleby (1929-2016)

January 9, 2017

By Michael D. Hattem / 12.30.2016 PhD Candidate in Early American History Yale University Joyce Oldham Appleby...

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The Challenge Facing Libraries in an Era of Fake News

The Challenge Facing Libraries in an Era of Fake News

August 3, 2022

How can students think critically about information in today’s age? UBC Library Communications/flickr By Donald A. Barclay...

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Constantine and the Early Church

Constantine and the Early Church

January 9, 2017

Constantine statue remains / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Paul Freedman / 09.07.2011 Chester D. Tripp Professor of...

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Lifestyles of the Roman Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii

Lifestyles of the Roman Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii

March 17, 2024

Via dell’ Abbondanza, Pompeii / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 01.27.2009 Dunham Professor,...

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Trump Breaks 60-Year Inaugural Tradition, Fires 89-Year-Old Parade Announcer

Trump Breaks 60-Year Inaugural Tradition, Fires 89-Year-Old Parade Announcer

January 9, 2017

Charles Brotman By Shannon Barber / 01.08.2017 Donald Trump is a heartless bastard. He has shown us...

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The Art of the Shahnama

The Art of the Shahnama

January 9, 2017

Whole page left, and detail, right: Sultan Muhammad, The Court of Gayumars, c.1522, 47 x 32 cm,...

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Why Aren’t People Eating in Medieval Depictions of Feasts?

Why Aren’t People Eating in Medieval Depictions of Feasts?

January 9, 2017

By Christine Sciacca / 11.23.2015 Curator of Manuscripts J. Paul Getty Museum When most people think of...

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Man Has Spent the Last 40 Years Living Alone in Colorado Ghost Town

Man Has Spent the Last 40 Years Living Alone in Colorado Ghost Town

January 9, 2017

01.09.2017 For the past four decades, billy barr – he insists his name be written with lower...

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House Republicans Change Rules to Protect Legislators from Federal Investigation

House Republicans Change Rules to Protect Legislators from Federal Investigation

January 9, 2017

JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images “Republicans revised House rules to shield lawmakers’ spending records from federal investigators. The change...

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Black Holes Hide in Our Cosmic Backyard

Black Holes Hide in Our Cosmic Backyard

January 8, 2017

NGC 1448, a galaxy with an active galactic nucleus hidden by gas and dust, is seen in...

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The Dark Ages of Ancient Greece

The Dark Ages of Ancient Greece

January 8, 2017

The Lion Gate was the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece. It...

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‘The Tree of Commonwealth’: The Social Order in Sixteenth-Century England

‘The Tree of Commonwealth’: The Social Order in Sixteenth-Century England

January 8, 2017

The Tudors / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Keith Wrightson / 09.08.2009 Randolph W. Townsend, Jr. Professor...

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Martin Shkreli Banned from Twitter for Stalking

Martin Shkreli Banned from Twitter for Stalking

January 8, 2017

By John Prager / 01.08.2017 Martin Shkreli is a creep — and not just because he raised...

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Relaxation in Japan’s Growing ‘Cat Cafes’

Relaxation in Japan’s Growing ‘Cat Cafes’

January 8, 2017

Cat cafe, Tokyo 2010. Hiroshi Otabe/AP/Press Association Images. By Lorraine Plourde / 01.05.2017 Cats are the stars...

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Creating the World We Want

Creating the World We Want

January 8, 2017

By Indigo Ocean / 01.05.2017 A Shift Towards a More Conscious World With all the worry, anger,...

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Clothes for Spirits: Opening and Closing the Cosmos in Brazilian Umbanda

Clothes for Spirits: Opening and Closing the Cosmos in Brazilian Umbanda

October 30, 2017

Gira em terreiro de Umbanda / Photo by Bruno Gonzalez, Creative Commons By Dr. Diana Espírito Santo...

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Public Speaking: Why It Matters Today and How It Can Help

Public Speaking: Why It Matters Today and How It Can Help

January 8, 2017

Photo by Håkan Dahlström, Flickr Creative Commons By Dr. Jason S. Wrench / 11.30.2014 Associate Professor in...

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The Holocaust: Its Precursors, Implementation of ‘The Final Solution’, and Legacy

The Holocaust: Its Precursors, Implementation of ‘The Final Solution’, and Legacy

July 16, 2022

Jewish people wait to board a train to a concentration camp / Public domain By Professor Clive...

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The Crisis of the Third Century and the Diocletianic Reforms

The Crisis of the Third Century and the Diocletianic Reforms

January 8, 2017

Bust of Diocletian, Roman Emperor 284-305 CE / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Paul Freedman / 09.05.2011...

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GOP Tries to ‘Jam’ Through Nominees Not Yet Vetted, Ethics Office Warns

GOP Tries to ‘Jam’ Through Nominees Not Yet Vetted, Ethics Office Warns

January 8, 2017

Rex Tillerson, CEO and chairman Exxon Mobil, has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the...

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The Roman Baetica Route: Its Path and Mosaics

The Roman Baetica Route: Its Path and Mosaics

January 7, 2017

By Carole Raddato / 03.13.2016 Historian On a recent trip to Southern Spain, I travelled along the...

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An Audience with the Chief

An Audience with the Chief

January 7, 2017

Photo by Chris Brazier By Chris Brazier / January 2017 ‘Bonjour, Monsieur Chris.’ ‘Bonjour, Monsieur François,’ I respond,...

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The Weird and Wonderful Work of a YouTuber Stay-at-Home Dad

The Weird and Wonderful Work of a YouTuber Stay-at-Home Dad

January 7, 2017

Image: Pixabay, edited by Kevin Rothrock By Kevin Rothrock / 01.06.2017 Today you can find dozens of...

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The Universality of Emotional Expression

The Universality of Emotional Expression

January 26, 2024

By Jill Suttie / 01.04.2017 The Universality Of Emotion Recognition Emotions give us clues about how to...

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Illustrating a Renaissance Cookbook: Bartolomeo Scappi, First Celebrity Chef

Illustrating a Renaissance Cookbook: Bartolomeo Scappi, First Celebrity Chef

April 23, 2024

By Dr. Deborah L. Krohn / 03.02.2016 Associate Professor of Art History Director of Masters Studies Coordinator...

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U.S. Intelligence Report: Putin Directed Cyber Campaign Aimed at Getting Trump Elected

U.S. Intelligence Report: Putin Directed Cyber Campaign Aimed at Getting Trump Elected

January 7, 2017

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin makes his annual New Year address to the nation in Moscow, Russia, December...

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Number of History Majors Continues to Drop

Number of History Majors Continues to Drop

January 6, 2017

By Allen Mikaelian / 01.04.2017 Adjunct Professor of History American University The world has much bigger problems,...

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Utah’s New National Monument Marks Big Win for the Protection of Indigenous Cultural Sites

Utah’s New National Monument Marks Big Win for the Protection of Indigenous Cultural Sites

January 6, 2017

Road Canyon Citadel. Photo from Bureau of Land Management / Flickr. By permanently protecting an area rich in...

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Blackbeard!

Blackbeard!

January 6, 2017

Capture of the Pirate Blackbeard, 1718 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1920, oil on canvas / Wikimedia...

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