AvatarKatieAvatarAvatarBaldwin Lee’s Extraordinary Pictures from the American Southverified_publisherThe New Yorker - Chris WileyA new book—the first-ever collection of Lee’s work—and a solo exhibition in New York make the case that he is one of the great overlooked luminaries of American picture-making. It’s not often that a body of photography is hoisted up from obscurity and straight into the canon. When this happens, the …
AvatarKatieAvatarAvatarWho Were the Painters of Pompeii?Smithsonian Magazine - Sarah KutaWhen Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., it blanketed nearby towns with a thick layer of ash and rock. As surviving residents fled in the aftermath of …
AvatarKatieAvatarAvatarTutankhamun’s burial chamber may contain door to Nefertiti’s tombverified_publisherThe Guardian - Dalya AlbergeHidden hieroglyphics could suggest the king is buried within a much larger structure housing the Egyptian queen
AvatarKatieAvatarAvatarQueen Elizabeth II's life through the yearsABC NewsABC News Through the years of her royal highness.
AvatarKatieFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Black studio photographers of 19th and early 20th-century America come into focustheartnewspaper.com - Karen ChernickBy the end of Brian Piper’s research trip to the rare book library at Emory University, he had already seen much of its historic photo collection. …
AvatarKatieAvatarAvatarRuby was the first Black child to desegregate her school. This is what she learnedverified_publisherNPR - Mary Louise Kelly , Elena Burnett , Mallory Yu , Courtney DorningThe morning of November 14, 1960, a little girl named Ruby Bridges got dressed and left for school. At just six years old, Ruby became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Federal marshals had to escort Ruby, as she was faced with throngs …
AvatarKatieAvatarAvatar'I cannot mourn': Former colonies conflicted over the queenAssociated Press - By CARA ANNA, DANICA COTO and RODNEY MUHUMUZANAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Upon taking the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II inherited millions of subjects around the world, many of them unwilling. Today, in the British Empire’s former colonies, her death brings complicated feelings, including anger. Beyond official condolences praising the queen’s …
AvatarKatieAvatarAvatar3D technology uncovers the causes of death of 3 ancient South American mummies — and it isn't prettyverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Taiyler S. MitchellThe use of digital technology to examine mummies is nothing new. But a recent report shows how two of three South American mummies may have died wildly brutal deaths. The 16-page report released in September 2022 in the journal Frontiers in Medicine took a look at three South American mummies — two …
AvatarKatieAvatarAvatarQueen Elizabeth II's 'spectacular' 1983 San Francisco trip was marred by tragedySFGate - Andrew ChamingsIn 1983, at the age of 57, Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip spent three days in rainy San Francisco on a rare royal tour of California. The trip involved drinks at a famous tiki bar, some A-list San Francisco celebs, 5,000 protesters and the tragic deaths of three Secret Service …
AvatarKatieAvatarAvatarStudy reveals striking differences in brains of modern humans and Neanderthalsverified_publisherThe Guardian - Hannah DevlinResults believed to be first compelling evidence that modern humans were cognitively better than Neanderthals
AvatarKatieAvatarAvatarHenri Regnault ‘bewitched all of Paris’ with his sumptuous Saloméverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Sebastian SmeeÉdouard Manet was in his pomp. Edgar Degas was making his first great pictures of the Opera’s orchestra pit. Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Berthe Morisot were making their first forays into Impressionism. All managed to have their works selected to show at the Paris Salon of 1870. But the star …
AvatarKatieFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIn 19th-century Paris, the Morgue Was the Best Show in Townhowstuffworks.com - Dave RoosIn 1864, a wildly popular new type of "theater" opened in Paris. It was free and open seven days a week. Street vendors sold fruit and nuts to the …