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The Last Pearl Diver in Qatar

You’ll find nods to the nation’s pearl diving past throughout the now-futuristic capital city of Doha.
By Jen Ruiz

‘The Automat’ Was the Coin-Operated Restaurant of the People

The Automat was the coin-operated diner of the people.
By Rex Reed

These Queens Will Rock You in Broadway’s ‘Six’

There’s no plot to Six, just an agreement among the ex-wives to compete (in song) for who had the hardest time.
By David Cote

Charlie English’s ‘The Gallery of Miracles and Madness’ Is a Necessary Read

By Ella Fox-Martens

Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom Gets a Nod From Google Doodle

By Helen Holmes
The Thanksgiving Turkey makes its way during the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Here’s Why You Should Thank New Jersey for Thanksgiving

By Donald Scarinci
The Total Lunar Eclipse of July 16, 2000 was a very long total eclipse (1 hour 47 minutes) that won't be exceeded for over a thousand years.

A Brief History of the Blood Moon

By Amy Thompson
Floats make their way through the streets of Manhattan during the 1933 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

90 Years of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Photographs

By Kaitlyn Flannagan
Tuskegee Airmen and P-47.

African-Americans Fighting Fascism and Racism, From WWII to Charlottesville

By Matthew Delmont
We can put up statues while the rest of the country takes them down.

We Used to Put Statues Up, and We Still Can

By Joe Carr
This is a delusion. And like most delusions, things usually don’t end well.

A Brief History of Romantic Love and Why It Kind of Sucks

By Mark Manson
BMW i3 Spaghetti Car by artist Maurizio Cattelan sold for $117,562 at Leonardo DiCaprio's annual St. Tropez charity auction.

The Week in Auctions: Results From Leo’s Charity, War Posters and Marilyn Monroe

By Alanna Martinez
Wooden box crafted in Auschwitz by Polish prisoner Bronisław Czech, collection from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.

For the First Time These Artifacts From Auschwitz Will Be Shown Around the World

By Sarah Fortinsky
Archaeologists working at the site.

Rediscovered Middle Ages Fort Reveals New Clues About Scotland’s Earliest Settlers

By Alanna Martinez
The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The Middle East’s First Natural History Museum to Open in Israel

By Alanna Martinez
A newly rediscovered photo from the National Archives is believed to picture Amelia Earhart and be the first substantial proof that she survived crashing in the Pacific.

Long-Lost National Archives Photo Revives Amelia Earhart Mystery

By Alanna Martinez
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, designer; Johnstone, Norman & Co., London, manufacturers; Model D Pianoforte and Stools, 1884–87.

A Piano that Survived the Wrecking Ball Now a Time Machine to NY’s Gilded Age

By David D'Arcy
Adrienne Hynes, Assistant Curator National Museum of Scotland, with the 'lost' Ramsay portrait of Charles, the only image of him taken during his time in Scotland.

The Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites You Won’t Get From ‘Outlander’

By Alanna Martinez
Archaeological draftsman Ralf Scherrer draws the layers of residue and earth at the Grosser Juedenhof (which literally means Large Jewish Courtyard) archaeological excavation site as archaeologist Anja Grothe takes notes on August 29, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The site, which was once a parking lot and is located in the city center adjacent to City Hall, contains foundations of houses dating back to the 17th century, though archaeolgists also hope to find remains of a synagogue and mikva dating back to the Middle Ages. Berlin is currrently hosting a series of exhibitions and other events ahead of its 775th anniversary, which the city will mark with a celebration scheduled for the end of October.

Demand for Archaeologists Is Higher Than Ever—So Why Aren’t More People Studying It?

By Alanna Martinez
Middle Mississippi

This Is What Traveling the Underground Railroad 150 Years Ago Might Have Looked Like

By Kaitlyn Flannagan
Some of the Nazi memorabilia found at the home of English serial killer Patrick Mackay, 3rd November 1975. Mackay claimed to have murdered eleven people in England in the mid 1970s. (Photo by )

Authorities Uncover a Trove of Nazi Artifacts Hidden in Argentina

By Alanna Martinez
The deposition of Mary Daniel against Margaret Scott, dated August 4, 1692.

Christie’s Sells Rare Deposition From Salem Witch Trials for $137K

By Alanna Martinez
Cows grazing near a defensive dyke in front of an ancient circle of megalithic sarsen stones at Avebury, Wiltshire in 1956.

Archaeologists Discover ‘Completely New’ Type of Ancient Monument in England

By Alanna Martinez
Lizzie ONeill collections management officer and Liz Davidson project management manager, hold the original Mackintosh Art School plans at The Hunterian Collections Study Centre on September 19, 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland. Over one million of the items from The Hunterian collections are currently being moved to bespoke storage and study facilities at Kelvin Hall—the newly refurbished Glasgow landmark building transformed by a partnership between the University of Glasgow, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Life and the National Library of Scotland.

How Experts Are Using Only Traditional Methods to Recreate Mackintosh’s Library

By Alanna Martinez
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