Henry Stanley was a hero in his time. “Dr. Livingston I presume” made him famous and a short hand figure for the adventurous hero. More recently he has been branded a pariah, his association with the Belgian Congo, his harsh treatment of everyone he ran into have made him into a modern symbol of all [...]
I struggle with abstract math, I do much better with it when I can see the result applied to the real world. I have never had this problem with studying history, but some do and recently there was a great story in the NY Times about someone applying history to the real world. The story [...]
Interesting article on London’s Forty Elephants gang which runs from the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. May have to look up the book if I am ever over the pond again.
Town famous for its medieval heritage to lose its cobblestones over health and safety concerns. Five people injured during the year vs the three people who would have been injured in town with normal sidewalks. Cobblestones branded ‘tool of the devil and must be purged’. Via Medieval News
Just what it says on the tin. Based on the real Wicker Man movie, not the Nick Cage one. Very well done. Read in the full size.
First is about how the cruise industry really hasn’t changed much in the last hundred years. Second is about Boy Scouts doing the awesome, clearing a woman’s home of vultures.