History Magazine

Early Humans Fished Deep Sea

The world's earliest known fish hooks reveal that humans fished the open sea for much longer than previously thought. Researcher Sue O'Connor, an archaeologist at Australian... Read more

Paperblog Pick in History

HOOVER: Andrew Simpson on J. Edgar as a Student at George Washington University

Hoover at the time he attended George Washington University Law SchoolAnother great comment we received was from Andrew Simpson, who wrote this piece originally in 2009... Read more

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

J. Edgar Hoover and Clyde Tolson -- the Actual Photos

The new film J. Edgar takes the well-known relationship between long-time FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo diCaprio) and his long-time FBI number-two Clyd... Read more

The 14 November 2011 by Kena
Culture, Politics
Iroquois Religion & Group Level Selection

While browsing at my local bookstore yesterday and looking for a diversionary read, I serendipitously discovered The Ordeal of the Longhouse: The Peoples of... Read more

The 27 November 2011 by Cris
Biology, Culture, Debate, Religion
My Favorite Photo of J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover, circa 8 years old, with his bike. For the upcoming new movie J. Edgar, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, here is my favorite pictur... Read more

The 01 November 2011 by Kena
Culture, Politics
SPECIAL FEATURE: a Free Peek at Young J. Edgar

Before seeing the new film J. Edgar with Leonardo DiCaprio, take a look at today's Special Feature, a free peek at the opening chapter of Young J. Edgar,... Read more

The 05 November 2011 by Kena
Culture, Politics
The Subjective Truth of a Picky Eater at Thanksgiving

Photo courtesy of iStockphotoI have always been a picky eater. Just a meat and cheese kind of guy. I wish I wasn’t as picky as I am, it has been a source of... Read more

The 24 November 2011 by Realizingresonance
Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality
The Mysterious Ghost Fleet Of Truk Lagoon

image credit Truk Lagoon - a group of tropical paradise islands in the Federal States of Micronesia - offers adrenaline-junky scuba divers a cool yet creepy... Read more

The 20 November 2011 by Gerard
Culture, Travel
Ohh! Rococo!

Even the cherubs look dismayed.Baron de St. Julien asked Fragonard to depict him in the foreground of his 1766 painting, where he could "see the legs of... Read more

The 03 November 2011 by Thecleverpup
Art & Design, Culture,
Edison Vs. Westinghouse: A Shocking Rivalry

image credit 1 and 2 More than a century ago Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse engaged in a nasty battle over alternating and direct current, known as the... Read more

The 23 November 2011 by Gerard
Physics, Science
Welcome Back BOSS TWEED

Do modern politicians give you the creeps, migranes, stomach cramps, and worse? Are you sick to death of Romney, Perry, Newt, Ron Paul, even Obama -- with almos... Read more

The 28 November 2011 by Kena
Culture, Politics
Elaine Pagels on Revelation

Elaine Pagels is an unlikely celebrity. It is not often that professors of religion write books which so thoroughly and successfully straddle the... Read more

The 08 November 2011 by Cris
Debate, Religion