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Juxtapoz Magazine – Waltzing Round Vienna
From morning ‘til evening, locals and visitors happily wait in line for the chocolate iced, apricot filled torte created in 1832 by 16-year-old apprentice baker Franz Sacher. Mounds of whipped cream accompany each wedge served at sweet shops in Vienna, … Continue reading
The History Of Coffee
Would life be possible without coffee? Would our modern society cease to function if we could no longer drink our dark piping hot caffeine elixir? Our story begins in a dark, scary time in human history. The Precaffazine. The ancient … Continue reading
25 Artists Pay Respect To The Late Gene Deitch, The Illustrator Of Tom & Jerry And Popeye by Judita Kusaitytė BoredPanda staff — Zahra’s Blog + Brown Lady Art Collective
While a lot of people grew up watching Popeye and Tom & Jerry or had their kids watching it all the time, most likely just a handful knew the genius behind it. Eugene Merril Deitch, most commonly known simply as … Continue reading
Bertrand Russell – Great Interview with John Chandos – 1961
Speaking Personally: Earl Bertrand Russell. 1961. Interview with John Chandos. Recorded on 11-12 April 1961 at Bertrand Russell’s house in North Wales. List of Topics: Childhood and Earliest Memories Life Begins at Cambridge Eccentrics and Personages Robert Browning and Alfred … Continue reading
30 Years of Science with the Hubble Space Telescope
On 24 April 1990 the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was sent into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery, the first space telescope of its kind. It offered a new view of the Universe and has, for 30 years, reached and … Continue reading
Virology and Forgotten History
When Edward Jenner created the first vaccine against smallpox, he had no idea what caused smallpox. The scientific appreciation of “germ theory” was just the start of the process of understanding microbiology. The History Guy recalls the forgotten history of … Continue reading
Untold Stories: a history of Black People in Kent, England
A history of important and affluent Black People in Kent, England from the 16th century. (2018)
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