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Cloth and Complicity: Seth Rockman on Plantations, Textiles, and the Art of Weaving

April 4, 2026

Some people might think this book offers a smoking gun of complicity: Aha, those sanctimonious New Englanders were just as tied to slavery as the Southerners! But complicity seems too…

Articles

Full text of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s letter to Americans

April 2, 2026

posted by The Straits Times TEHRAN - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian posted a letter to Americans on X on April 1. Read the full text of his letter here: In…

Books

The Invention of Sicily:A Mediterranean History

March 18, 2026

by Jamie Mackay

Podcasts

99% Invisible: Where the Fuck Are We?

March 3, 2026

For centuries, the world's greatest minds were stumped by the deadly mystery of longitude, until an obsessive underdog entered the fray and changed navigation forever.

Podcasts

99% Invisible: The Longest Fence in the World

February 24, 2026

How a fence meant to protect sheep transformed the entire Australian landscape.

Podcasts

History Extra podcast: Why Greenwich is the home of time

February 4, 2026

Why is a small observatory in south east London so important to the story of how we tell the time? Speaking to Elinor Evans, Emily Akkermans, Curator of Time at the…

Video

For decades, Native American children were taken from their families and sent to boarding schools across Michigan

February 3, 2026

Now, after a failed state review and years of silence, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is opening a criminal investigation to find the truth

Podcasts

99% Invisible: What’s in a Name

January 27, 2026

Throughout Africa and beyond, Zimbabweans are known for choosing some of the most bold, head-turning English-language names. Zimbabwean producer Kim Chakanetsa tells the story of how her country's journey from…

Video

The entire history of English in 22 minutes

January 26, 2026

In this video you'll learn about where English came from, what impact the Vikings had on our language, what the Normans did to English, why Middle English is so weird,…

tiktok

The imperial boomerang effect explained

January 12, 2026

via Means TV

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