The Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life … and in this case death:A UNIVERSITY student died after being hurled 100ft through the air by a medieval-style “trebuchet” catapult, an inquest hea Continue Reading →
German abbreviation question I’ve come across the abbreviation a.O. in a German article and I think it must mean the same thing as a.a.O, ‘am angeführten Orte,’ which is essentia Continue Reading →
50s food James Lileks’ Gallery of Regrettable Food, an “introduction” to recipe books from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, is hilarious. My favorite so far are the Knud Continue Reading →
