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A dictionary writer explains all
had a fascinating conversation with Merriam-Webster lexicographer Peter Sokolowski and now you get to watch it! Find out… đ A dictionary writer’s favourite word 𩹠What a “skunked” word is đđŒ What FABULOUS actually means đ©âđ» How ChatGPT could change … Continue reading
What is Gruel?
[…] LINKS TO SOURCES** The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined by John Mollard: https://amzn.to/3lpzSP3 **Some of the links and other products that appear on this video are from companies which Tasting History will earn an affiliate commission or … Continue reading
Pemmican: History’s Power Bar | Kottke
From Max Millerâs informative & entertaining YouTube channel Tasting History comes this lesson on pemmican, a mixture of meat and fat/tallow that was invented by the indigenous peoples of North America. Pemmicanâs main attributes are its shelf-life (years), portability, and … Continue reading
David Olusoga on the Guardianâs links to slavery: âThat reality canât be negotiated withâ
The historians Prof David Olusoga and Dr Cassandra Gooptar reveal how the Manchester Guardianâs 19th-century founders had connections to transatlantic enslavement and how a âtrick of historyâ has obscured our understanding of the links between slavery and Britainâs Industrial Revolution. … Continue reading
A Whale-Oiled Machine | 99% Invisible
In the 1800s, whaling was a vast and brutal industryâsometimes as deadly for the sailors involved as it was for the whales. And the global epicenter of whaling could be found in New Bedford, MA. All this slaughter wasnât to … Continue reading
DocumentĂĄrio – Paulo Moura – Samba RaĂz (1978)
Filmado no Morro da Mangueira, RJ; o saxofonista, clarinetista, maestro e arranjador Paulo Moura conta fatos da sua vida e apresenta algumas mĂșsicas. Apresentado no V Festival Internacional de Curtas, SP, 1994 4 semanas em cartaz no Cine Veneza, RJ, … Continue reading
The People – Manchester School of Samba – BBC Sounds
Tony Watt from the Manchester School of Samba explains how it all started to Karen Gabay. Source: The People – Manchester School of Samba – BBC Sounds
Wood and Resin Coffee Tables Look Like Koi Ponds Come to Life | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on March 26, 2023 You donât need to venture far for a koi pond. With these coffee tables, just walk into your living room. Visiting a koi pond is often a tranquil experience. While you may think … Continue reading
Blackened Plywood Shards Rupture Inside Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s Chapel in a Leonardo Drew’s New Installation | Colossal
MARCH 24, 2023. GRACE EBERT âNumber 360â (2023) installation view at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Photos by Jonty Wilde, images courtesy of the artist, Goodman Gallery, and Galerie Lelong & Co. In the 18th-century chapel at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, a new installation … Continue reading
Saving the ‘memory of mankind’ in a mountain of Austrian salt | Focus on Europe
Austrian Martin Kunze has a mission: to create a time capsule of humankind. One reason for this ambitious project is that digital records do not last forever â and Kunze believes certain memories should be preserved. […]
Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names | Otherwords
Alcohol has been with humanity since the dawn of civilization, and we use still use some of the same terms for it! Come with us on an etymological journey through the history of drinking. Otherwords is a PBS web series … Continue reading
