Porphyrios (whale)
Porphyrios (Greek: Πορφύριος) was a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century. Active for over fifty years, Porphyrios caused great concern…
Shatila refugee camp was never meant to last this long
— or hold this many lives.
Dora Richter
lace maker
Dialectical materialism
and wombats
An Angel at My Table
An Angel at My Table is a 1990 biographical drama film directed by Jane Campion. The film is based on Janet Frame's three autobiographies, To the Is-Land (1982), An Angel…
Senator Carla Antonelli
of Spain
Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front
by Wendell Berry
Belle: The Slave Daughter and the Lord Chief Justice
by Paula Byrne
The Memphis sanitation strike
Mayor Henry Loeb refused to recognize the strike and rejected the City Council vote, insisting that only he possessed the power to recognize the union.