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Embedding iFrames in WordPress

by LoriBrister on March 25, 2017October 27, 2017 in Uncategorized

A question came up recently at THATCamp DC about how to embed Timeline.js or Storymap.js into WordPress blogs. WordPress doesn’t currently have a Plugin to facilitate Timeline or Storymap (and… [Continue Reading]

Wonderful Things

by LoriBrister on October 5, 2016October 27, 2017 in Uncategorized

Howard Carter went to Egypt in 1902 at the age of 17. Though his family was not particularly wealthy, they had connections and secured Carter a job as an artist… [Continue Reading]

Summer Suits and Straw Hats: Poirot, Agatha Christie, and Archaeology

by LoriBrister on September 25, 2016October 27, 2017 in Uncategorized

With a somewhat smaller budget than Indiana Jones and, admittedly, a much smaller fan-base, the ITV series Agatha Christie’s Poirot (1989 – 2013), starring David Suchet, masterfully captures an imaginative sense of time and… [Continue Reading]

Archaeology and Indiana Jones in the Popular Imagination

by LoriBrister on September 14, 2016October 27, 2017 in Uncategorized

In popular culture, when we imagine archaeology, we inevitably think of Indiana Jones. Sexy, glamorous, and hyper-masculine–Indiana Jones is archaeology’s Platonic ideal. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas famously modeled the character on James Bond,… [Continue Reading]

Things That Capture

by LoriBrister on September 7, 2016October 27, 2017 in Uncategorized

The heat was already unbearable, despite the early morning hour. It took too much effort to speak, so they sat in silence, protected from the scorching sun by a thick, canvas… [Continue Reading]

Cabinet of Curiosities: August (I’m Getting Old) Edition

by LoriBrister on September 5, 2016October 27, 2017 in Uncategorized

I might have mentioned before that my partner is kind of the best at surprises, especially birthday surprises. I mean, she can’t keep them to save her life, but, boy,… [Continue Reading]

Cabinet of Curiosities: July Flew By! Edition

by LoriBrister on August 14, 2016October 27, 2017 in Cabinet of Curiosities, Food

July has flown by–see what I did there?–and it’s hard to believe it’s been a month since the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum hosted an all-night party to celebrate their… [Continue Reading]

Cabinet of Curiosities: June Edition

by LoriBrister on July 8, 2016October 27, 2017 in Cabinet of Curiosities

Around the turn of the eighteenth century, a physician named Sir Hans Sloane began collecting interesting objects from his travels or buying them from other collectors. He amassed an important collection of… [Continue Reading]

Two Pieces at the Outwin Prize Exhibit

by LoriBrister on April 12, 2016October 27, 2017 in Art, Uncategorized

Aside from The Renwick Gallery’s current “Wonder” show, no other exhibit in DC has gained as much attention this year as the National Portrait Gallery’s Outwin Boochever Portraiture Competition. If the expressionless… [Continue Reading]

30 Days of Cheese: What I Ate, What I Learned, What I’ll Eat Again

by LoriBrister on July 25, 2015October 27, 2017 in Cheese, Experiments, Uncategorized

It tastes like a sweaty farmyard animal in my mouth, but in a good way. Sophia is a goat’s milk cheese produced by Indiana’s Capriole Farm. It looks like a small,wrinkled… [Continue Reading]

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