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ethnographic

The Socialite Who Stopped at Nothing to Hunt Down Ancient Music

Damaris Colhoun September 2, 2015
Martha in a display case in the National Museum of Natural History, 2015
objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon

Ella Morton September 1, 2015
wwi

U-Boats and Octopuses Collide in These WWI Propaganda Maps

Ella Morton August 31, 2015
places you can no longer go

Places You Can No Longer Go: Fort Trumbull

Lucas Adams August 27, 2015
A close up from the Carte du Tendre, a French map made in 1654 by Madeleine de Scudéry. 17th century French cartographers left the names of unexplored places blank— one reason there is no French word for wilderness. (Image: Bibliotheque nationale de France)
maps

What Counts As Wilderness? It Depends On Where You're From

Cara Giaimo August 26, 2015
objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: The Gypsy Robe, a Broadway Tradition

Ella Morton August 25, 2015
A thing about a thing!
space exploration

The Psychedelic Moon Maps of the 1970s

Ella Morton August 24, 2015
Nix Hospital Elevator Lobby San Antonio
elevators

Take a Ride with the Country's Most Dedicated Elevator Tourist

Andy Wright August 24, 2015
places you can no longer go

Places You Can No Longer Go: Starfish Sites

Lucas Adams August 20, 2015
sounds

The Man Who Can Punk Your Dog

Cara Giaimo August 19, 2015
objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: The Turk, a Mechanical Chess Player that Unsettled the World

Ella Morton August 18, 2015
sounds

A Twitter That Really Tweets, And Other Uses For 7,500 Hours Of Animal Sounds

Cara Giaimo August 14, 2015
places you can no longer go

Places You Can No Longer Go: Nauvoo Temple

Lucas Adams August 13, 2015
objects of intrigue

The Real Housewives of Ancient Egypt Had 8-Foot-Long Prenups

Cara Giaimo August 12, 2015
objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: A Nuclear Reactor's Tombstone

maps

Matrimonial Maps Chart the Delights and Perils of Marriage

Ella Morton August 10, 2015
ships

The Container Ship Tourism Industry

Andy Wright August 10, 2015
places you can no longer go

Places You Can No Longer Go: The Love Shack

Lucas Adams August 6, 2015