Women’s Wrongs: Our Favorite Reads
Celia Cooney wasn’t America’s only “Bobbed Haired Bandit,” just one of several robbers the press glorified as provocative women’s rights icons.
Mama Mimi Sculpture (Giant Troll)
In a public park in Wilson, Wyoming, a giant wooden troll stretches her leg across the shallow waters of a pond.
Duwisib Castle
The kitchen was empty without modern equipment, the hotel rooms had been abandoned for years, with quant bathrooms, and the basement bar had nothing but a cheap half-finished 2013 bottle of wine.
Asukayama Park
The park is also home to ancient artifacts, including the Asukayama tumuli cluster, an archaeological site consisting of five 6th-century burial mounds, believed to belong to the Muzashi-no-kuni-no-miyatsuko clan that once ruled the eastern Kanto region.
Bunker of Civil Defence (Kryt CivilnĂ Ochrany)
Kryt Civilnà Ochrany - Institut Paměti národa Olomouc (as it's listed on google maps) is easily identifiable by a large Czech flag with the first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, painted over it.
Goldfield, Nevada: Explore a Lively Ghost Town
The Western United States is home to countless dusty ghost towns that experienced their heyday during the gold rush of the late 19th and early 20th century.
New Orleans, Louisiana
It’s perched on a great corner with easy access to the Quarter or a streetcar or taxi ride to the Garden District, with the opulent Peacock Room (peacockroomnola.com) beckoning guests for fabulous cocktails, bites, and special events from drag shows and brunch to tropical happy hours and costume parties.
Tasso Heritage Center
The Center houses artifacts from the island and Sierra Leone, including cultural masks and pottery and stoneware shards documenting the long history of connection between Tasso and the world.
What Lies Beneath the Gravestone of a Fictional It Girl?
The sight of the tomb might have evoked sighs or even tears in the tender-hearted readers of Susanna Rowson’s 1791 novel Charlotte, A Tale of Truth, who would have recalled how Miss Temple, a naive 16-year-old British girl, had been seduced by the villainous rake Lord Montraville, brought to America, and then abandoned as he went off to marry another woman and fight in the Revolutionary War.
In Rio, a Reincarnated Spirit Can Chase Away the Rain
The belief that a religious or spiritual entity has the power to control the weather is widespread in Brazil, where there is “a ritualized understanding of nature,” says Renzo Taddei, an associate professor of anthropology at the Federal University of São Paulo who has studied the Foundation.
Three ways to lace hiking boots to relieve discomfort
The toe-relief lacing technique helps relieve pressure on swollen or sore toes by loosening the front of the boot while maintaining a secure fit elsewhere.
This Island in Nova Scotia Seems More Like Scotland Than Canada
And even though the ongoing cultural exchange with other Gaelic traditions has the potential to compromise the integrity of Cape Breton’s unique musical style, they are invaluable connections as long as local practitioners navigate their differences with intentionality.