History

Why is classical architecture almost universally beautiful, while anything "modern" is some shapeless monstrosity of concrete, steel, and...

When I was a middle school history teacher, I sometimes felt like my class wasn’t as “important” as the others. The insecure corner of...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we have a major problem. Our education system is an incoherent hodgepodge of asinine theories,...

They say history is stranger than fiction, and nowhere is that more true that in the case of Agatha Christie. She may be one of the most...

Let’s preface this by saying that everyone’s tastes are different! I’m not saying these books are objectively bad, just that I personally...

Did you know some of the foundational science behind WiFi, Bluetooth, and other modern technology was developed by a Hollywood bombshell...

You’re probably familiar with the legends of werewolves and madmen emerging from the dark on a full moon…but did you know that this...

Love, jealousy, betrayal, friends turning each other into animals…all hiding in one tiny SAT word! In episode 43 of the Vocabbett...

If you’ve seen The Durrells in Corfu, you’ll undoubtedly remember the slightly dotty daughter in the series, Margo. When I finished the...