Humboldt Fog chèvre, born in a dream. T.Depaepe, CC BY-ND By Dr. Heather Paxson / 12.13.2017 Professor of Anthropology Massachusetts Institute of Technology The idea for Humboldt Fog goat’s milk cheese first came to Mary Keehn in a dream. She fell asleep on an airplane and awoke with a vivid picture in her mind of how the[…]
A cellar worker steams American oak wine barrels before their use at Silver Oak Cellars in Oakville, Calif. AP Photo/Eric Risberg Wine came to the US in the 16th century but didn’t make it to California – the leader in American winemaking – until the 19th century. By Dr. Liz Thach / 05.25.2018 Professor of Management and Wine[…]
Partition 31, 2015, Christiane Feser. Pigment print, cut, folded, and layered, 55 1/4 × 39 1/2 in. Collection of Trish and Jan de Bont. © Christiane Feser Why these six artists fold, cut, layer and shape paper in different ways as part of their photographic practice. By Laura Hubber / 05.22.2018 Content Producer, Interpretive Media[…]
Ecce Homo, the king Caspar, the Virgin and Child, and the Arms of the Families Kündig and Pfyffer (detail), 1592, Christoph Murer. Black chalk, black ink, gray wash, traces of black chalk on paper, 24 15/16 × 25 1/4 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2018.4. Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program The[…]
Curse Tablet, about 100 B.C., found in Morgantina, Sicily. Lead, 3 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (9.4 x 4.6 cm). Museo Archeologico Regionale of Aidone By Dr. Alexandra Sofroniew / 12.12.2012 Assistant Professor of Art History University of California, Davis One small but powerful object stands out among the artifacts excavated from the ancient city[…]
Detail from a bell krater depicting the Delphic oracle atop her tripod. / The British Museum via Wikimedia Commons In 480 BCE, the citizens of Athens were in more trouble than it is possible for our modern minds to fathom. By Dr. John C. Hulsman / 05.22.2018 Political Risk Consultant President and Co-Founder John C. Hulsman[…]