Unearthing the Original Mediterranean Diet | Hakai Magazine
Archaeologist Dimitra Mylona’s odyssey to reveal the Mediterranean Sea’s lost bounty.
Maintenance Phase: The Food Pyramid
In the 1990s, the Food Pyramid was one of the most recognizable symbols in nutrition education. But where did it come from? Why was it created by the agriculture department?…
The Movie Rating System with Karina Longworth
How did Poltergeist get that PG rating? Podcast legend Karina Longworth, host of You Must Remember This, takes us on a wild ride through a century or so of Hollywood…
Dressed: The History of Fashion Making Lace: Then and Now, an interview with Elena Kanagy-Loux
Lace maker and historian Elena Kanagy-Loux joins us this week to talk about the history of handmade lace and its makers. {listen prt 1} {listen prt 2}
How did planners design Soviet cities?
Soviet cities
SHELF LIFE—Tastes Like War with Grace M. Cho – Virginia Festival of the Book
Grace M. Cho discusses her latest book, Tastes Like War, which was a nonfiction finalist for the 2021 National Book Award. Part memoir, part sociological investigation, Tastes Like War offers…
Suzanne Ciani: A Lifetime at Electronic Music’s Forefront
It’s clear from the outset that Ciani was always tireless, but her energy and commitment to artistic excellence has failed to flag. A lot has happened since Ciani began playing…
US govt and media whitewash Nazi Holocaust citing debunked ‘Black Book of Communism’
Though the 100 million death estimate has been discredited again and again, it continues to be repeated by right-wing ideologues seeking to brand communism as history’s worst crime. While large…
Victims of communism memorial received donations honouring fascists, Nazi collaborators, according to website
A broader effort to distort the history of the Holocaust
The Buffoonery of White Supremacy Trying to Disguise Itself as Literature
Critics were quick to comment on the spectacle’s surreal atmosphere of cosplay. New York Times fashion correspondent Vanessa Friedman observed of the insurrectionists’ sartorial choices that they smacked of a…