An Abridged History of Hip Hop
A brief and curated history of hip-hop in the US. Please don’t email us if your favorite artist is not on this timeline. We…
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Zamrock Remastered featuring. W.I.T.C.H.
The Short-Lived Run of Zambian Rock and Its Unlikely Return Traditional African Music + Psychedelic Rock = Zamrock Photos by Ian Enger Simple math….
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Dolly Parton Tales
Stories don’t mean anything when you’ve got no one to tell them to We all know a thing or two about Dolly. Whether that…
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A Woman’s Right to Denim
The very first pair of jeans made for women Jeans and a top. A woman’s unofficial uniform for when she needs something quick that…
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Is it national?
How national parks are created and their history Maybe you’ve found yourself staying up at night contemplating all aspects of life and the question…
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Betty and Leah
The Nation’s Oldest-living Park Ranger and living Trailblazer sits down with activist Leah Thomas In March 2022, Betty Reid Soskin retired as the oldest…
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A Not Really Brief History of the World of Photography
Taking Pictures from Past to Present .
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I Didn’t Buy It–I Dyed It!
The 100+-year-old dye-making company was helping to do the right thing long before the days of Jimi, Janis, and Lennon.
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Where the fuck is my wine charm?
An interview with the inventor of wine charms.
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Mythunderstood
Relationships are hard…Could some of mythology’s more tragic figures have a second chance at love?
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Here’s how you might go about getting a hurricane named after you
It’s not easy.
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A Timeline of Hemp in America
Hemp, the mellow cousin in the cannabis family, has had its highs and lows throughout the history of the US—from the Founding Fathers to Gweneth Patrow.
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The History of Hot Sauce
Hot sauce has been around for a while. Like since-7000-BC-awhile.
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The Roseto Effect
What The Professor and Malcolm Gladwell got wrong
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Mysteries of the Maya
The Whalebone Anthropology and Archaeology division digs in.
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The Coolest Kid in History Class
An Interview with Dain Lee, the cool kid behind History Cool Kids Instagram account f you aren’t following @HistoryCoolKids it’s time to upgrade the…
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