May 13, 2013

The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

An excellent piece by the Atlantic Monthly examining how every generation of youth is just as “bad” as the last, and how every generation of parents likes to believe otherwise.

See story here.

The Generation Gap – A Cover from Life Magazine in 1968.

May 2, 2013

Cannibalism at Jamestown

Archaeologists have now confirmed that the settlers at Jamestown were reduced to cannibalism to get through the “starving times.”

Archaeologists Make Grisly Discovery About Starvation at Jamestown Settlement

 

 

April 27, 2013

Science, Plague and Pericles: Reconstructing the Face of Myrtis (vis Footnoting History)

A great new podcast from the folks at Footnoting History on how archaeology and orthodontics recreated the face of an eleven year-old girl who died 2500 years ago.

Reconstructing the Face of Myrtis

February 10, 2013

The Secret Writing of American Slaves

Rare diaries and letters can show the horrible, ordinary lives of humans owned by other humans.

The Secret Writing of American Slaves

February 4, 2013

Bones of Richard III Found Under Parking Lot

In breaking historical news, the bones of Richard III have been found, unceremoniously, under a parking lot in London.

January 21, 2013

LOL Cats – Medieval Style

Everyone loves a good LOL Cats – including the scribes of Medieval Europe!

LOL Cats of the Middle Ages

June 24, 2011

Fantastic Because They’re True!

In a creative new campaign, two artists Jenny Burrows and Matt Kappler teamed up to create some hilarious (and true) posters highlighting some of history’s more “hardcore” personalities:

April 25, 2011

Poor Jane’s Almanac

An Interesting look at the politics, gender and the ideals of the Founding Fathers, by historian Jill Lepore:

Poor Jane’s Almanac 

 

October 27, 2010

WWI Simplified

Because WWI can get a little bit confusing, here’s a great cartoon to help you to sort it all out:

November 9, 2009

Does History Still Matter?

In this video, the extremely talented artist Kseniya Simonova creates sand art depicting the German invasion of the USSR which occurred on June 22nd, 1941.  Although she is creating this magnificent piece over sixty years after the event, it still brings the audience to tears.  For many, history still matters very much.

http://wesha.homeip.net/