Mango Madness
2015:
A thrown mango gets the attention of the Venezuelan president.
1968:
Chairman Mao gives his mangoes to the workers.
July 21, 2025
2015:
A thrown mango gets the attention of the Venezuelan president.
1968:
Chairman Mao gives his mangoes to the workers.
2015:
Tourists shatter a statue during a selfie attempt.
1774:
An American artifact is broken in two by would-be preservationists.
2015:
Is Britain’s royal family anxious for a princess?
1533:
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn rewrite a birth announcement.
2015:
French women report harassment from men on public transportation.
1876:
A guidebook advises nineteenth-century women on safely travelling solo.
2015:
The NFL hires its first female referee.
1940:
Women in Los Angeles insist their football skills are as good as any man’s.
1863:
A Union Army plan to ship prostitutes up the river goes poorly.
2015:
A floating Alaskan strip club runs into legal trouble.
2015:
Pope Francis talks responsible family planning.
c. 401:
Saint Augustine warns married couples not to get too excited.
A reading from Daniel Mendelsohn’s new translation of The Odyssey. More