Medieval queens wielded gifts as powerful tools to build alliances, reward loyalty, and assert authority. New research highlights how Margaret of Anjou and Elizabeth of York, two fifteenth-century queens of England, strategically used their economic resources to strengthen their influence […]
Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian sold for $6.2 million at auction. Cindy Ord / Getty Images Artist Maurizio Cattelan’s viral duct-taped banana has sold for a total of $6.2 million. The piece, called Comedian, soared past its pre-auction estimate of $1.5 million at
Episode 120 (The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat) The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Music We move between three
SHOW NOTES: Sources: Wildflower by Drew Barrymore Little Girl Lost by Drew Barrymore and Todd Gold “The Cast and Creator of ET Have Moved on, But, Six Years Later, The Movie Phones Home New Records” People Magazine, December 5, 1988
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The Fourteenth Amendment. Of all the amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the 14th is a big one. It’s shaped all of our lives, whether we realize it or not: Roe
The Louis Blanc, piloted by Eugène Farcot. Part of the Balloon Post. Historical Context: The Franco-Prussian War and the Siege of Paris The Franco-Prussian War began in 1870, with Prussian forces quickly overwhelming French defenses. By September, Paris was completely
The bean has the potential to remake American diets, but it has an image problem. Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. November 21, 2024, 3:12 PM ET This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives
Dmitri Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, one of the mainstays of the twentieth-century orchestral repertory, ends with an unapologetic display of musical bombast. The coda consists of thirty-five triple-forte bars in the key of D major, anchored on grandiloquent, fanfare-like gestures in
Manatees have rebounded since the 1970s but still face myriad threats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Manatees are iconic and beloved Florida creatures. But they might be relatively new residents of the Sunshine State. Research published Wednesday in the journal
Scientists working alongside the U.S. Coast Guard have discovered a 1,640-foot-tall (500 meters) structure that looks like an underwater volcano off the coast of Alaska. The structure may be spewing gas, based on data collected from the water above it,
