Alexander Ross the younger, for example, established his ‘ornamental hair warehouse’ in Bishopsgate in 1814, from where he sold products such as his Grecian volute head dress.
Culture
Why Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art Should Be Left to Rest in Peace
Was I right in this appraisal?
Was I right in this appraisal?
Coping With Heat Waves: 5 Essential Reads
Participants reported feeling excluded from local preparatory efforts to mitigate adverse impacts.
Participants reported feeling excluded from local preparatory efforts to mitigate adverse impacts.
Doughnuts and Fools: Some Carnival Traditions
Shrove Tuesday means pancakes in Britain, but not everywhere! Today we take a look at some Polish and German carnival traditions.
It’s Shrove Tuesday, and that means pancakes in Britain, but not everywhere! Today we take a look at some Polish and German carnival traditions.
Shakesqueer in Love: Exploring the Bard’s Queer Themes
We know little or nothing about Shakespeare’s sexuality and we probably never will.
We know little or nothing about Shakespeare’s sexuality and we probably never will.
Intimate, Streamed Performances: The Musical Future in a Globalised World
The arrival of social media platforms midway through the last decade brought a very different way for audiences across the globe to engage with music.
The arrival of social media platforms midway through the last decade brought a very different way for audiences across the globe to engage with music.
Humans Gave Leprosy To Armadillos – Now They Are Giving It Back To Us
The broader message about this work is that wild animals harbor all kinds of diseases that can be transmitted to humans, particularly when there may be contact with blood or when eating the meat.
The broader message about this work is that wild animals harbor all kinds of diseases that can be transmitted to humans, particularly when there may be contact with blood or when eating the meat.
How Tech Companies Are Successfully Disrupting Terrorist Social Media Activity
One difficulty the social media companies face is that, if a terrorist group is blocked from one platform, it might simply move to a different one.
One difficulty the social media companies face is that, if a terrorist group is blocked from one platform, it might simply move to a different one.
How ‘Story Maps’ Redraw the World Using People’s Real-Life Experiences
Maps are an important part of our everyday lives.
Maps are an important part of our everyday lives.
A Tale of Two Chinas: The Story of South Africa’s Switch From Taipei To Beijing
After Mandela’s inauguration it was widely expected that the new, democratic South Africa would soon recognise mainland China.
After Mandela’s inauguration it was widely expected that the new, democratic South Africa would soon recognise mainland China.
From the First Fleet To Changi, Australia’s Pianos Have a Long History
An example of a Benham piano is housed in the archives of the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.
An example of a Benham piano is housed in the archives of the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.
Degrowth and Christiania – I Saw How Copenhagen’s Collective Living Experiment Can Work
The deal enabled Christiania to buy itself free of speculation, as a common resource for everybody and nobody.
The deal enabled Christiania to buy itself free of speculation, as a common resource for everybody and nobody.
Could College Textbooks Soon Get Cheaper?
In many ways technology has caused the current price spike.
In many ways technology has caused the current price spike.
Rediscovered: The Aboriginal Names for Ten Melbourne Suburbs
Ten previously forgotten Aboriginal names for 19th century sites and suburbs of Melbourne have been recently unearthed at the Melbourne Museum.
Ten previously forgotten Aboriginal names for 19th century sites and suburbs of Melbourne have been recently unearthed at the Melbourne Museum.
A Texas City Discovered a Mass Grave of Prison Laborers. What Should It Do With the Bodies?
After the Civil War, Texas’s sugar cane plantations were still farmed by unpaid black laborers – prisoners forced to work for free in a system called ‘convict leasing.
After the Civil War, Texas’s sugar cane plantations were still farmed by unpaid black laborers – prisoners forced to work for free in a system called ‘convict leasing.
Meet Haiti’s Founding Father, Whose Black Revolution Was Too Radical for Thomas Jefferson
A statue in Port-au-Pirnce honors Jean-Jacques Dessalines’ legacy as a Haitian revolutionary. Now, a renamed Brooklyn street does, too.
A statue in Port-au-Pirnce honors Jean-Jacques Dessalines’ legacy as a Haitian revolutionary. Now, a renamed Brooklyn street does, too.