27
May
FuturesWatch Timeline
Here's another (crazy) example of how futurists (science fiction writers, etc.) look to history for process and inspiration.
Latest
25
May
"You Have Died of Dysentery"
More history on Rocketboom. Check out Amanda's t-shirt.
23
May
Yellow Arrow
Here's another instance of amateurs beating professionals to the punch.
There has been a lot of talk lately
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19
May
Amateur Historical Archaeology with Google Maps
He doesn't call it historical archaeology, and there's nothing to suggest he thinks of it that
12
May
The Big Foot Riders of Wounded Knee
Rocketboom had a piece this week on the Big Foot Riders of Wounded Knee. For the past 19 years, a
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11
May
(retro)blogger
Predictably, the Harvard undergraduate plagiarism scandal has focused more attention on the thief—sophomore Kaavya Viswanathan—than on the thieved,
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08
May
Amazon History
Following on my earlier post, here are two additional examples of practitioner web histories, both concerning Amazon.com. The first
05
May
Calendars as Timelines
Jeremy had a post yesterday about the buzz over timelines at CHNM. For the last year or so, we have
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04
May
Makings of a Classic
An interview with Phaidon editor Emilia Terragni about his new three-volume Phaidon Design Classics turned up Tuesday on digg. Accompanying
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30
Apr
"The Worst Natural Disaster in American History"
This morning on Fox News Sunday, the President's new Chief of Staff, Josh Bolton said something in passing
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