Rebecca Latimer Felton, photographed between 1909 and 1930 Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division via Wikimedia Commons Rebecca Latimer Felton, a “grand old woman from Georgia,” was 87 years old when she took the oath of office on November […]
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
While the MPAA’s confusing and hypocritical ratings decisions were leaving filmmakers flummoxed in the early 90s, cable TV was opening up new possibilities for erotic content. Today we will offer a brief history of sex on TV, and then focus
Ethan Miller/Getty Images Ethan Miller/Getty Images The Third Amendment. Maybe you’ve heard it as part of a punchline. It’s the one about quartering troops — two words you probably haven’t heard side by side since about the late 1700s. At
Upon hearing of RFK’s decision, five of his eight surviving siblings released a brief statement condemning it as a “betrayal” of their family’s values and “a sad ending to a sad story.” Previously, at least 15 Kennedy family members had
Suddenly, these events are everywhere. What’s going on? Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Chung Sung-Jun / Getty November 21, 2024, 12:33 PM ET The fad began with a Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest in New York City on a beautiful day
The name of Frank Auerbach, the British artist who died on November 11th, at the age of ninety-three, is not especially well known in the United States. MOMA holds five of his works—one oil painting, two drawings, and two prints—but
The BYU research team at Boca Chica Beach, Texas. Logan Mathews On October 13th, SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and its reusable booster Super Heavy launched from Boca Chica, Texas. In a world first, Super Heavy returned to the launch tower after
A group of U.S. students has smashed a series of world records after launching a “homemade” rocket farther and faster into space than any other amateur rocket. The student-made missile soared 90,000 feet (27,400 meters) beyond the previous record-holder —
Saul Nassé has been appointed by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport as Chief Executive and Keeper of The National Archives and will take up the post at the end of July. He takes over from Dr Jeff James
