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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
‘Tis the season to make reading lists. Thrilled by the sudden warmth of the sun and the promise (or more likely, fantasy) of a few days on the beach, everyone… [Continue Reading]
Building the Book Early Fails Tech geeks often use the term “early fail” to describe the positive side-effects of an idea that didn’t work. The philosophy is that you learn… [Continue Reading]
Someday in the future, engineers may be able to create a fully interactive John Ruskin audioanimatronic that walks, talks, and thinks exactly like Ruskin. Then he can tell us what we… [Continue Reading]