Naga cupcakes
- On September 28, 2011
- By Andrew
- In Food, History
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Okay, you’re probably wondering what naga means. Several things actually. I can never just do food. There’s always some element of history, science, or perhaps even humor (as it should be). Today it’s history. Nāga is the Sanskrit and Pāli word for a deity or being, taking the form of a very great snake—specifically the King [...]
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The real genius of Leonardo
- On February 2, 2011
- By Andrew
- In Art, Featured, History, Science/Tech
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The son of a landowner and a peasant, Leonardo received training in painting, sculpture, and mechanical arts as an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio. In 1482, having made a name for himself in Florence, he entered the service of the duke of Milan as “painter and engineer.” In Milan his artistic and creative genius unfolded. [...]
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The glory (and tackiness) of ancient Greek art
- On August 23, 2010
- By Andrew
- In Art, History
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Colored statues? To us, classical antiquity means white marble. Not so to the Greeks, who thought of their gods in living color and portrayed them that way too. The temples that housed them were also in color. Time and weather stripped most of the hues away, and for centuries people who should have known better turned [...]
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Appalachia’s lost coal towns
- On March 26, 2010
- By Andrew
- In History
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Photographer Jim LoScalzo went to rediscover the lost coal mining towns of Appalachia, but instead of just taking pictures, he shot video. I love the way he blends sound and images with subtle editing to create mood you can’t get with a photo slideshow alone. And even though most of his shots are of still [...]
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Nuclear quotes
- On March 23, 2010
- By Andrew
- In History, Human interest
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The Pacific is a ten-part World War II miniseries airing on HBO. It premiered on March 14, 2010. I’ve seen two episodes so far, and other than the ridiculously long recap/intro at the beginning of the 2nd episode, I give it two thumbs up. Similar to the 2001 mini-series Band of Brothers, The Pacific focuses on [...]
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DNA analysis of King Tut
- On February 17, 2010
- By Andrew
- In History, Science/Tech
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Released Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association, the report is the first DNA study ever conducted with ancient Egyptian royal mummies. It apparently solves several mysteries surrounding the 14th-century B.C. pharaoh, including how he died and who his parents were. Tutankhamun was a pharaoh during ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom era, about 3,300 [...]
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Pompeii on Google street view
- On December 4, 2009
- By Andrew
- In History
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This has the history geek in me all excited. Google’s street view service, which lets you zoom into Google maps and and see places in a 3D environment, just added the ruins of Pompeii to its database. How cool is that? I’ve been there several times, but it’s been heavily excavated since I lived in Italy. Pompeii, [...]
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