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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
The Campbell

Parties, Jail Cells and Gossip Girl: The History of The Campbell

By Meredith Lepore
Tile, Syria, Damascus, about 1600, Fritware, underglaze-painted, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The Next Big Thing in Design Inspiration Is Museum Collections

By Alanna Martinez
John Quincy Adams and Anne Newport Royall: interview friends forever.

The First Woman to Interview a President Got Him in the Nude

By K. Thor Jensen
Virginia Dare (1587-?). First child born in North America of English parents, b. Roanoke Island, Virginia colony (now North Carolina). She was the granddaughter of the colony's governor, John White. The colony and its inhabitants vanished mysteriously and became known as the 'Lost Colony.'

Debate Over a Gold Ring Revives the Lost Colony of Roanoke Mystery

By Alanna Martinez
The Navy converted to oil from coal a few years before the U.S. entered World War I, helping to solidify petroleum’s strategic status.

How World War I Ushered in the Century of Oil

By Brian C. Black
I may never have met these people, but they have changed my life.

50 Lessons From 50 Giants of History

By Zat Rana
John Linton Chapman, The Appian Way, 1869.

Drive-Thru History? McDonald’s Opens ‘Museum-Restaurant’ Above Ancient Roman Road

By Alanna Martinez
Ace Harlyn, Charlie Wagner tattooing Millie Hull, 1939.

How Tattooing Left a Permanent Mark on New York That’s More Than Skin Deep

By Alanna Martinez
Richard Spencer needs a new funding stream.

Before You Cheer the Attack on Richard Spencer, Consider the Strategy

By Michael Malice
Alex Jennings as the Duke of Windsor on The Crown.

What ‘The Crown’ Got Wrong: The Duke of Windsor’s (Not So) Secret Nazi History

By Tim Sommer
This picture taken on December 14, 2016 shows a advertisement for a magazine (top R) featuring US President-elect Donald Trump on the cover at a newsstand in Shanghai.

Trump Picks Peter Navarro for Trade and China Hits the Panic Button

By Jonathan Russo
Ice Road Truckers.

Imagined Dialogue For: History’s ‘Ice Road Truckers’

By Chris Scott
Actors perform during the sound and light show "From flames to the light," on June 27, 2014 in Haudainville, France. The show, presents a scenic reenactment of the Battle of Verdun.

This Podcast Tells the Stories High School History Class Forgot

By Pete Ross
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: Joe Corre, the son of Vivienne Westwood and Sex Pistols creator Malcolm McLaren burns his entire £5 million punk collection on November 26, 2016 in London, England. Joe Corre burnt the rare punk memorabilia in protest saying punk has no solutions for today's youth and is 'conning the young'. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

Sex Pistols Archivist Johan Kugelberg on ‘Punk Rock Jabroni’ Joe Corré

By Justin Joffe
Warren Zevon

How Warren Zevon’s ‘Excitable Boy’ Brings the Horrors of History to Life

By Justin Joffe
The marquee at Le Theatre Rialto

Pop Montréal Showcases a City That Still Cares About Its Artists

By Justin Joffe
On Christmas morning, every Canadian wakes up to find this exact picture in their stocking.

Is Drake’s Careful Image Control the Greatest Deception in Pop?

By Justin Joffe
Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler of Digable Planets, at BRIC's Celebrate Brooklyn Festival on July 30th, 2016

Digable Planets Return to Brooklyn as the Spark of High-Minded Hip-Hop

By Justin Joffe
John Adams and his descendants were the subjects of Brookhiser's third biography.

Bye George: Biographers Struggle to Let Go of Their Subjects

By Richard Brookhiser
Musicmap's home page.

Is This Belgian Architect’s Music Website the Next Spotify?

By Vida Weisblum
Technology has made us able to do more while understanding less about what we are doing, and has increased our dependence on others

Is Technology Making Us Dumber or Smarter? Yes

By Jonathan Coopersmith
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