In today’s newsletter, Ronan Farrow on troubling inventions in spyware, and then: Illustration by Nicholas Konrad The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target […]
By Jake Whitney Photographs by Kevin Miyazaki On the morning of May 29, 1942, Mary Tsukamoto awoke to find her mattress on the floor. Glancing around the bedroom that she shared with her husband, Al, it took her a moment to
In 2016 I designed a t-shirt for some history friends and it was a hit. Over time, I added more designs and more types of products based on what I liked and was proud to offer. Nearly everything you see
October 4, 2024 by Dr. Robert Walker 2024 Ellen and Charles Steinmetz Endowment for Archaeology recipient, Dr. Robert Walker, provides an update on his field work. Geoglyphs are massive earthworks constructed with ditches and mounds to create geometric shapes often
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found concerning bacteria and a “black mold-like substance” while inspecting a facility that makes Tom’s of Maine products, namely toothpaste. Following the inspection, the FDA sent Tom’s of Maine a warning letter, which was
Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that Christ Church Archives, Oxford, has been awarded accredited status for the first time. All accredited archive services must apply again for accreditation
By Steve Tibble The population of the crusader states was not representative of normal demographics. Perhaps ironically, for societies with a heavily religious foundation, a disproportionate number of those who came to the crusader states were criminals. As is so
Fat tissue, as seen here under a scanning electron micrograph, maintains a “memory” of obesity, new research suggests. Steve Gschmeissner / Science Photo Library via Getty Images Fat cells have a “memory” of obesity, which may help explain why it’s
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SHOW NOTES: Sources: “The Examined Life Is Not Worth Living Either” by Michiko Kakutani, NY Times, Sept. 20, 1994 “New Line to Join Ted Turner Empire Today: Film: With more money, the company is likely to add a few big
