After 26 years in character as the 19th-century transcendentalist writer, Richard Smith is hanging up his straw hat.
Category: History (Academic Subject)
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Henry David Thoreau Impersonator Says Farewell to Walden Pond
After 26 years in character as the 19th-century transcendentalist writer, Richard Smith is hanging up his straw hat.
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Following the Sounds of Arabic to Rediscover Paris
A language student’s guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape everyday life.
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P. Adams Sitney, Leading Scholar of Avant-Garde Film, Dies at 80
He championed works of cinema that were destined never to have a commercial breakthrough — which, to him, was the whole point.
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The Uncertain Future of South Carolina’s “Porgy and Bess” House
When George Gershwin visited a cottage in Folly Beach, S.C., in 1934, “Porgy and Bess” came to life. But will it remain a historic artifact or become just another beach house?
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Joseph Boskin, Scholar of Humor and April Fool’s Prankster, Dies at 95
To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his “Andy Warhol moment.”
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Notre-Dame Rises Again … in Lego
With rose windows, bell towers and a central spire, this model of the famed Paris cathedral is all the hype among adult fans of Lego, known as AFOLs.
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Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on Her New Home and Book
It took Doris Kearns Goodwin a while to adjust to leaving the Concord, Mass., farmhouse she shared with her husband. But Boston has its compensations.
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Target Pulls Magnet Kit That Misidentified Three Black Leaders
In a widely viewed TikTok video, a high school history teacher highlighted the errors, which appeared in a “Civil Rights Magnetic Learning Activity.”
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Citigroup Says Its Predecessors Benefited From Slavery
The bank’s latest historical review, done as part of its racial equity pledge, shows indirect ties rather than direct profits.
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A Top U.K. Newspaper Explores Its Ties to Slavery, and Britain’s
In a multimedia series, The Guardian becomes the latest British institution to confront — and apologize for — its role in the slave trade.
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Day 6: How the White Elephant Party Came to Be
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:A brief history of a divisive holiday tradition.