Rand Paul tries to outrun history at Howard
The Tea Party senator hoped Howard University would forget his comments on the Civil Rights Act
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 5:50 PM UTC 120Politics Rand Paul, African Americans
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Politics Rand Paul, African Americans
“How to Create the Perfect Wife”
The true story of man who raised an orphan to be his ideal woman -- and got more than he bargained for
Sunday, Apr 7, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 13Entertainment What to Read, Nonfiction
Colonial Williamsburg: Where the Tea Party gets schooled
There's lots of NRA and Tea Party garb in colonial Williamsburg. But the history has a confrontational new approach
Sunday, Apr 7, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 52Life American History, History
They put the evil in Medieval
Think the royals in "Game of Thrones" are wicked? Check out the real-life bad guys of the Middle Ages
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 10:25 PM UTC 35Entertainment Game of Thrones, History, Crime
There are no lone inventors
Nikola Tesla's work on AC technology changed the world, but to pretend he was its sole developer is ludicrous
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 6:56 PM UTC 14Technology Pacific Standard, Inventions
“Flickering Light” illuminates the history of neon
Author Christoph Ribbbat traces the evolution of one of the more charismatic elements in the periodic table
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 6:00 PM UTCTechnology LA Review of Books, Books, Art
A brief history of the condom
Bill Gates is the latest to try to develop a new prophylactic, but who was the first?
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 1:00 PM UTCSocial International Business Times
National Geographic releases stunning photo archive
National Geographic has been sharing breathtaking archived photos through its newly launched Tumblr SLIDE SHOW
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 9:02 PM UTCLife slideshow, Photography, History
“Between Man and Beast”: A great explorer with a secret
How the first scientist to bag a gorilla was plunged into the historic battles over evolution and race
Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 10:00 PM UTCEntertainment What to Read, Science Books
The pope is not the church
Yes, the new pope has an important role, but we shouldn't forget that he's only part of the larger Catholic package
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 2:49 PM UTCLife Religion Dispatches, Religion
Vladimir Nabokov, “Houdini of history”?
A new biography and a recently published play offer insights into how the author felt about the past
Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 7:00 PM UTCSocial LA Review of Books
“Three stones are enough to wipe”: A brief history of toilet hygiene
A new article in the British Medical Journal examines our oldest anal cleansing rituals
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 4:11 PM UTCLife Scientific American, History
“Paleofantasy”: Stone Age delusions
An evolutionary biologist explains why everything you think you know about cavemen (and their diet) is wrong
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 99Entertainment Books, What to Read, History
Climate change is our most difficult issue
Why doesn't anybody seem to care?
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 12:31 PM UTC 54Politics Climate Change, TomDispatch
Tour old-school Brooklyn with these historical photos
Brooklyn Visual Heritage hosts a compendium of thousands of photos from the borough's pre-Barclays history
Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 10:00 PM UTCLife Hyperallergic, Art, Brooklyn
“Makers”: How the feminist revolution was (partly) won
The new PBS documentary about the women's movement doesn't try to tell every story, but it has a lot to say
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 8:27 PM UTCEntertainment Feminism, Gloria Steinem
Slideshow: Vibrators, a history
A look at vintage vibrators throughout the ages. SLIDE SHOW
Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 1:00 AM UTCTechnology nerve, slideshow, Sex, Vibrators
A patron saint for handguns?
An American group tries to make a 19th century Italian the official patron paint of pistol lovers
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 9:05 PM UTCPolitics Guns, Religion, Catholicism
Bill O’Reilly’s next book will be about the death of Jesus Christ
"Killing Jesus: A History" follows the political commentator's best-sellers "Killing Lincoln" and "Killing Kennedy"
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 7:25 PM UTC 36Entertainment Bill O'Reilly, History, Jesus
Would Lincoln use drones?
Lincoln probably would have loved drones, but may have held off using them to kill for strategic reasons
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 10:06 PM UTC 12Politics Drones, Abraham Lincoln, History
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