Smithsonian In the late 1700s, a large percentage of Europeans feared the tomato. The deadly, deadly tomato. Photo Credit: *Kicki* via Compfight cc A nickname for the fruit was the “poison apple” because it was thought that aristocrats got sick and died after eating them, but the truth of the matter was that wealthy Europeans used pewter plates, which…
The Internet Archive bills itself as “universal access to all knowledge,” and lives up to this promise by hosting dozens of thematic collections. This collection, covering Cultural & Academic Films, includes materials from the Academic Film Archive and the Media Burn Independent Film Archive, as well as documentaries by noted filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman. Also, the…
The Internet Archive bills itself as “universal access to all knowledge,” and lives up to this promise by hosting dozens of thematic collections. This collection, covering Cultural & Academic Films, includes materials from the Academic Film Archive and the Media Burn Independent Film Archive, as well as documentaries by noted filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman. Also, the…
Laura Vanderkam, City Journal Journey Through the Checkout Racks Start with something that hasn’t changed: American women’s obsession with their figures. The January 1963 Redbook featured a cover line on a 10-DAY DIET TO HELP YOU RECOVER FROM THE HOLIDAYS; the February 2013 issue cajoles readers to “get to your best weight ever” and promises “the plan and the push…
Slate.fr Un journaliste de The Atlantic raconte ses huit semaines à Paris, mais on y apprend plus sur les Etats-Unis que sur la France. Gene Kelly dans Un Américain à Paris
Food Politics Food Navigator just did a report on cereal “blockbusters,” the top best-selling brands.
Food Politics Food Navigator just did a report on cereal “blockbusters,” the top best-selling brands.
Gilles GAGNÉ Le Soleil Le Centre d’interprétation Kempffer de New Carlisle présente une exposition sur l’enfance de l’ex-premier ministre René Lévesque, L’enfant libre, la première étape d’un vaste projet visant la mise en valeur de la contribution du Gaspésien à la société québécoise.
Gilles GAGNÉ Le Soleil Le Centre d’interprétation Kempffer de New Carlisle présente une exposition sur l’enfance de l’ex-premier ministre René Lévesque, L’enfant libre, la première étape d’un vaste projet visant la mise en valeur de la contribution du Gaspésien à la société québécoise.
By Linda Pressly BBC World Service, Florida Miracle Village lies deep in a sea of green. This is sugar cane country, south Florida. At the edge of the everglades, and over two miles from the nearest town, around 200 people live in the small, neat bungalows.