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Order Status 2012: Queen Elizabeth II has, for the second time in a decade, updated the strict (and convoluted) Order of Precedence,...
Post Secrets The young women of old New York had their mail monitored by parents and servants until they could visit that epistolary den of vice, the post office.
No Sex in the Prison Library c. 1965 / San Quentin, CA
To Keep the Word Alive 1985 / Paris
Top Chef, Old Master Leonardo da Vinci may have been a genius polymath, but at the heart of his work was a love of food and kitchen experiments.
TGIF The calendar is an exotic blend of hours, days, and weeks that has been stretched out, compacted, and renamed to suit every culture it can. But that feeling one gets on a Friday is universal.
Procedural c. 50 BC / China
M.F.K. Fisher on the Basics 1949 / Los Angeles
Quality Control 2010 / Los Angeles
Coming Soon: “Lines of Work” On newsstands March 15
Power Points 1861 / London
Edmund Wilson Regrets c. 1950 / New York City
Pledge of Allegiance c. 335 BC / Athens
Honest Graft 1905 / New York City
Thrilla in Manila Basketball is the dominant sport in the Philippines, where companies own the teams and bad calls aren’t tolerated by the fans.
Kick, Carry, and Everything In-Between The laws of rugby, soccer, and all their offshoots were first tested on the fields of English public schools.
A League of Their Own c. 1943 / United States
Lawful Recreation 1618 / Lancashire
Guidelines 1954 / Washington, DC
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