For a brief moment earlier this month, I thought an old acquaintance had passed away. I was still groggy one morning when I checked my phone to find a notification delivering the news. “Obituary shared,” the message bluntly said, followed […]
In today’s newsletter, getting to know the director Marielle Heller, and then: Heller and her kids. Her latest film, “Nightbitch,” is based on a novel about a marriage in trouble, upended when a modern couple slips into retro roles.Photograph by
“The First World War saw the first widespread use of propaganda to stir patriotic fervour,” note Gill Saunders and Margaret Timmers in The Poster: A Visual History. “The need to raise vast sums of money from the public purse to
Sigmund Freud in the office of his Vienna home in 1930 Bettmann / Contributor Women intrigued Sigmund Freud, but they also baffled him. As the founder of psychoanalysis once said, “The great question that has never been answered, and which I
The history The daring crossing of the Delaware River by General George Washington on the night of December 25-26, 1776, stands as a pivotal moment in American Revolutionary history. Facing dire circumstances, Washington’s Continental Army had been pushed out of
November 7, 2024 by Muhammad Ibrahim, Save Cultural Heritage Group 2024 marks the thirteenth year of International Archaeology Day (IAD) celebrations worldwide, and the eighth year of celebrations by the Save Cultural Heritage Group. This year, we continued the tradition
Humidifiers are some of the last domestic appliances to catch up with the smart revolution. While many of the best air purifiers or best electric toothbrushes wow with digital displays and connected apps, their design has hardly changed over the
1. Cody Family Moves to Kansas Will was born in Iowa Territory in 1846. In 1854 father Isaac moved the family to Kansas Territory in search of a better life. There young Will watched a wagon train embarking on the Oregon
Nick Kryczka, former AHA research coordinator and a co-author of the AHA’s American Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools, was featured on LAist’s AirTalk with Larry Mantle podcast for the November 7, 2024, episode. Kryczka was joined on
The National Archives welcomes the appointment of two new non-executive Board members, Lopa Patel MBE and Nigel Baker. They replace Baroness Ros Scott of Needham Market and Mark Richards who both step down on 30 December 2024 after highly
