WEIRD HISTORY
America’s iconic orange cracker turns 100. Cheez-It’s 11-month shelf life is impressive, but so is the company’s history. Photo by mikemarschke/Getty Images – By Leo DeLuca Smithsonian Magazine – Dayton’s historic Edgemont neighborhood is cocooned inside a crook in the Great Miami River, …
This activity provides an interactive tour of the Santa Fe Trail. Santa Fe Trail – ronaldkilwesternart.com/works Listen The Dustlands The Santa Fe Trail was an historic trail from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico used in the 1800’s for trade and military …
Digital art is a billion-dollar business, with everyone from Paris Hilton to Damien Hirst trading in ‘non-fungible tokens’. But are NFTs just a get-rich-quick scheme masquerading as culture? A motley crew of celebrities have tried selling digital art, including Snoop Dogg, Lindsay Lohan …
Not everyone is a fan of Turkey Day. E4C via Getty Images – By Jack Lynch, Professor of English, Rutgers University – Newark 2021 Nov 22 – “Meleagris Gallopavo Day” is a bit of a mouthful. Which may be why this Thanksgiving, most …
In the 19th century, there was a campaign to link the Thanksgiving holiday to the Pilgrims. Bettman/Getty Images – By Peter C. Mancall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences 2021 Nov 22 – This …
A new book tells the story of the painstaking process to preserve the 1,200-year-old Faddan More Psalter. Letters and fragments from the Faddan More Psalter. Photograph: National Museum of Ireland – By Lisa O’Carroll in Dublin Last modified on 2021 Nov 21 – …
The first Intel 4004 chip. Intel View 12 Images By David Szondy 2021 Nov 19 – This month marks the 50th anniversary of Intel’s 4004 processor, the first commercially available microprocessor built on a single chip. Originally designed for a Japanese desk calculator, …
In a definitive new documentary, a deeper look at the much-loved movie star provides more insight into ‘one of the greatest rags-to-riches stories ever told.’ Charlie Chaplin was ‘chameleonic in the way he reflected back to people what they wanted’ Photograph: Footage File, …
Santa Fe Trail 1821-2021 Illustration by Ronald Kil Home About the Artists Ronald Kil Doug Holdread Santa Fe Trail 200 In 1821, the Santa Fe Trail was opened as a commercial route between Missouri and New Mexico by William Becknell and his party …
Betty Crocker’s first official portrait, on the left, from 1936. Her most recent portrait, from 1996, is on the right. BettyCrocker.com By Elizabeth A. Blake, Assistant Professor of English, Clark University 2021 Nov 10 – Though she celebrates her 100th birthday this …
