Looking Through the Past
George DillardIlluminating forgotten corners of history and using them to think about the present
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The Middle of Nowhere, the Center of Empire
Jonathan the tortoise didn’t get his name until he was almost a century old. He was anonymous until the 1930s, when the governor of his island decided that he should henceforth be called by one of the most common English names.
By the time...
Chocolate: a Stimulant That Made the Modern World
This week in our series on the stimulants that made the modern world: my personal favorite, chocolate!
Until 1957, when Pope Pius XII reduced the requirement to three hours, Catholics were expected to fast from midnight on mass days until...
Mocha: Not Just a Flavor
The history of a once-bustling trade city
The Sultan of Mocha is a pretty typical British musical of the late 1800s. Billed as a “comic opera,” it follows a woman named Dolly as she travels the world and looks for love.
Coffee: a Stimulant That Made the Modern World
Here’s the latest in my series on the stimulants that got people wired enough to create the modern world. If you missed them, check out previous installments on tea, sugar, and tobacco.
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Ancient Robots, Modern Fears
Depiction of Talos, 400 BCE (Forzaruvo, CC 3.0)
Melania Trump mostly stays out of the spotlight. When not appearing in documentaries for which she is suspiciously well-compensated, she skips a lot of public appearances at which one might e...
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