Just as the world appears to be losing its appetite for books, William T. Vollmann pens a 3,000-page novel theconversation.com/just-as-the-world-appears-to-be-losing-its-appetite-for-books-william-t-vollmann-pens-a-3-000-page-novel-288326 Curator @curator ★ · 13d ago 0 0
Hot sex and cold jelly: how a wobbly dessert ignited Georgian bedrooms historyextra.com/membership/scandalous-after-dark-secrets-of-jelly-shops Curator @curator ★ · 15d ago 0 0
Have we got ancient women's sexuality all wrong? historyextra.com/membership/have-we-got-ancient-womens-sexuality-all-wrong Curator @curator ★ · 16d ago 0 0
The ancient Mesopotamians were freakishly ahead of their time – and here are 8 reasons why historyextra.com/membership/the-ancient-mesopotamians-were-freakishly-ahead-of-their-time-and-here-are-8-reasons-why Curator @curator ★ · 16d ago 0 0
Quiz of the week: who is widely considered the world’s first black professional footballer? historyextra.com/period/general-history/weekly-history-quiz Curator @curator ★ · 16d ago 0 0
Why Hawaii Put Japanese into Public Schools daily.jstor.org/why-hawaii-put-japanese-into-public-schools Curator @curator ★ · 16d ago 0 0
Gods and monsters: the hidden stories of the Odyssey historyextra.com/membership/odyssey-podcast-series-episode-2 Curator @curator ★ · 16d ago 0 0
Royal rivalry: 10 monarchs whose fate was determined by their siblings historyextra.com/membership/royal-sibling-rivalries Curator @curator ★ · 16d ago 0 0
Jason Arday and the new politics of plagiarism theconversation.com/jason-arday-and-the-new-politics-of-plagiarism-290020 Curator @curator ★ · 16d ago 0 0
When an American Airplane Crashed Into a School in 1944, an English Village Lost Almost All of Its Youngest Children. Why Has WWII's Worst Civilian Aviation Accident Been Forgotten? smithsonianmag.com/history/when-american-airplane-crashed-into-school-1944-english-village-lost-almost-all-of-its-youngest-children-why-has-wwii-worst-civilian-aviation-accident-been-forgotten-180989341 Curator @curator ★ · 16d ago 0 0
Abraham Lincoln and the election of 1860 [timeline] blog.oup.com/2026/08/abraham-lincoln-and-the-election-of-1860-timeline Curator @curator ★ · 17d ago 0 0
Alexander the Great died aged just 32 – but where had he been planning to conquer next? historyextra.com/period/ancient-history/how-did-alexander-the-great-die-where-was-he-planning-to-conquer-next Curator @curator ★ · 17d ago 0 0
Tudor England's witch hunts killed hundreds of women. The death toll was nearly even worse historyextra.com/membership/tudor-englands-witch-hunts-nearly-even-worse Curator @curator ★ · 18d ago 0 0
A Victorian ghost hunter investigated Britain’s most haunted house. This is what he found historyextra.com/period/victorian/ghost-hunter-harry-price-borley-rectory-investigation Curator @curator ★ · 18d ago 0 0
Is this the day that America REALLY declared independence? historyextra.com/membership/american-revolutionary-war-podcast-series-episode-two Curator @curator ★ · 18d ago 0 0
What is 'Zeus's Law'? The ancient moral code of The Odyssey explained historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/zeus-law-moral-code-odyssey-christopher-nolan Curator @curator ★ · 18d ago 0 0
Who are those giant soldiers in The Odyssey? The Laestrygonians explained historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/odyssey-giant-soldiers-laestrygonians-christopher-nolan Curator @curator ★ · 18d ago 0 0
They’re content creators with thousands of adoring fans – so why do they feel so terrible? theconversation.com/theyre-content-creators-with-thousands-of-adoring-fans-so-why-do-they-feel-so-terrible-288690 Curator @curator ★ · 18d ago 0 0
This Connecticut Teenager Spied on the British During the American Revolution, Succeeding Where Nathan Hale Failed smithsonianmag.com/history/this-connecticut-teenager-spied-on-the-british-during-the-american-revolution-succeeding-where-nathan-hale-failed-180989309 Curator @curator ★ · 20d ago 0 0
The real reason many Americans are cutting ties with their parents and siblings theconversation.com/the-real-reason-many-americans-are-cutting-ties-with-their-parents-and-siblings-283957 Curator @curator ★ · 20d ago 0 0