Trojan Horse
Ever wonder if the Trojan Horse would work today? Here's your answer. (Thanks again to Rob for the link.)
Tom Scheinfeldt
Tom is Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Connecticut. He writes about history, technology, digital humanities, design, higher education, and (sometimes) politics.
Craigslist ca. 1900
Suzanne Fischer points to a rib-tickling page purporting an origin in the Craigslist archives and an age of about 100 years. Among the more interesting classifieds of 1906:
M4W: Honest Farmer 65 Seeks
Navel Gazing
Here's another great find from Jeremy. It seems a little rich to position Instapundit and NikkiChannel alongside Samuel Peyps, Thomas Paine, and Samuel Adams, but who's to say it
When It Rains, It Pours
I was refilling our salt shakers last night when I noticed this little tidbit on the side of the can.
It turns out my can is part of a series. In addition to
Medieval Help Desk
Ever wonder how Europe managed the transition from scroll to codex? This short video may provide some insight. I suspect the periodization is all wrong—historians of the book can let us know—