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History Extra podcast: Art Deco: everything you wanted to know
In the interwar period, a movement emerged that brought together architecture, fashion, and even typography that echoed the hopes, anxieties and ambitions of the early 20th century. Charting the rise…
Assata Shakur Speaks from Exile: Excerpts from an Interview by Sociologist Christian Parenti (Cuba, 1997)
Christian Parenti teaches sociology at the New College of California in San Francisco. What happens to old Black Panthers? Some wind up dead, like Huey P. Newton. Some join the…
Homecoming: the small web and release from the unitary public self
In 1776, a Quaker living in Philadelphia recovered from a severe illness with a peculiar conviction: they had died and been reborn as the Public Universal Friend. The Public Universal…
The craft of building websites evolves when it follows web browsers, instead of fighting against them
The reason social media platforms have taken over people's content is because there is a perception that setting up a website is inherently difficult. While there is certainly some work…
Building a slow web
The internet I came to love was quieter. Smaller – which is not to say small. It was still vast, but it was a vast collection of small sites instead…
why did you join the army?
because of poverty
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society Who Was The Naughtiest Pope In History?
In this episode, Kate is joined by Catherine Fletcher to meet one of the Vatican's randiest residents - Pope Alexander VI. From saucy parties to the scandals of the Borgia…
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society Why Are We Scared Of Single Women?
In this episode we're exploring how single women got such a bad rap in popular culture. From Miss Havisham to Bridget Jones, Caroline Young joins Kate once again. Caroline is…
Imaginary Worlds The Battle to Make Star Wars
Movies that change cinema often come from outsiders – whether it’s Orson Welles making Citizen Kane or George Lucas making Star Wars a.k.a. Episode IV: A New Hope. The excellent…