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Historian shares the 'unhinged' ways women got the very in-vogue high foreheads of the Middle Ages
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (473+ words) Medieval women were nothing if not creative. “High foreheads were famously fashionable in the medieval period,” wrote Dr. Hull, “and women came up with creative ways to achieve them.” Women in the Italian city of Salerno, for instance, would mix…...
'My 70-year love affair with York – in 6 iconic photos"
10+ hour, 49+ min ago (599+ words) MOST of us probably have a favourite teacher from our schooldays – as well as a teacher or two we’d rather forget! I went to Herringthorpe Junior school in Rotherham in the 1950s and my favourite teacher was definitely Miss Lake. But…...
Carvings Capture History of Early 1800s Double Decker Barn
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (1279+ words) The McIlvaine barn in Lancaster County was built in 1817 and is a double decker. A bridge connects the ramp to the wagon bays on the top level, which is flanked by two sinkmows. Underneath is a granary and below that…...
Opinion | Historicity of Heliopolis: Urban memory, greenery and the cycles of a neighbourhood
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (1342+ words) Dailynewsegypt Official accounts trace the word Korba to La Courbe—a reference to the sharp bend taken by the Heliopolis tramway along what is now Baghdad Street, where the Belgian tram conductor would call out, ‘Attention, la courbe!’ Locals offer…...
Preserving memory in stone
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (260+ words) New book shines light on world's largest Khachkar Cemetery. Kara-Mian will present his new book, Eternal Armenia: Khatchkars – The CrossStones of Noratus, on Sunday, October 4th at 5 p.m. at the Tekeyan Cultural Association Beshgeturian Center, 1901 N. Allen Avenue in Altadena. This…...
Denby Fawcett: Aloha Tower Has Lived Many Lives In Its 100 Years
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1632+ words) As this Honolulu landmark turns 100, what is ahead after decades of failed development efforts? Looking ahead to the state’s celebration of Aloha Tower’s centennial next month makes me think back to the start of my working life. During the summer…...
Medieval gold ring fails to sell at auction
18+ hour, 27+ min ago (408+ words) A medieval gold ring unearthed by two metal detectorists has failed to sell at auction. The 14th Century gold seal ring of Matilda was listed for auction by Noonans Mayfair as part of a sale of jewellery, watches, silver and objects…...
Japan Folk Crafts Museum: What Soetsu Yanagi saw in Korean pottery
21+ hour, 54+ min ago (944+ words) At the Japan Folk Crafts Museum in Tokyo, I kept recognizing things I did not expect to find there. Among rows of pottery, pale jars and loose blue brushwork looked instantly familiar. Out on the balcony, large earthen jars stood…...
Artworks reveal Chinese royalty loved role-playing long before modern cosplay
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (352+ words) The Qing dynasty’s Empress Dowager Cixi is renowned as a cosplay enthusiast, leaving behind photographs and paintings of herself embodying the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin. However, she was not the first to engage in such role-playing while on the…...
Milton's foray into button making
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (342+ words) Milton is a town that has constantly reinvented itself. Milton’s earliest local economy was based on agriculture and the lumber industry. \With easy access to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, Milton’s location on the Broadkill River made it a…...