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By Art and Architecture, mainly on Jul 22, 2014 in: Australia, Britain, history, Melbourne, paintings
What has Scotland got to do with the development of Australia? Quite a lot, according to the Art Gallery of Ballarat which has mounted a special exhibition to the relationship between Australia and Scotland, right up to Federation (1/1/1901). The exh...
By Daily Finance on Jul 22, 2014 in: beer, germany, history
Filed under: Industry News, Food & Beverage, This Built America MaxyM/Shutterstock America's craft brew industry is booming. Domestically produced styles like India pale ale, American wheat beer and imperial stouts are so popular that they're ev...
By Boing Boing on Jul 21, 2014 in: Feature, History, marriage
Much of what you hear about the purpose of marriage is ahistorical. Lisa L. Spangenberg on what the institution was traditionally fit for. Read the rest...
By Beautiful North Yorkshire on Jul 21, 2014 in: History
Scarborough lighthouse after the bombardment. Photo courtesy of Scarborough Museums.The next in a series of lunchtime talks at Scarborough Art Gallery this Friday (25 July) will focus on the bombardment of the town on 16 December 1914.The talk,...
By A Bookworm's World on Jul 20, 2014 in: history
And the lucky winner of copy of The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming, courtesy of Random House is:Freda M!Congratulations! I've contacted you by email for your mailing address. Please respond i...
By Thinking Out Aloud on Jul 19, 2014 in: economics, history, philosophy, policy, politics, sexuality
A comment on a (cross-)post at Skepticlawyer expresses a common set of views among conservatives:Darwin has the final word on sillyness. If same sex marriage was a useful thing in society, then the vast range of human societies would show us a succes...
By Boing Boing on Jul 19, 2014 in: Funny, History, language, Sex
Finally! A listicle I can love. I mean, "Play nug-a-nug" (1505)! What's not to like? (more…)...