Everything Has a History
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A Crocodile’s Gaze
Everything Has a History
Danielle Alesi | Mar 30, 2021
Crocodiles have been our gods, predators, commodities, and pests, and though they inhabited this planet long before us, our histories are intertwined. -
The Fateh Al-Khayr
Everything Has a History
Fahad Ahmad Bishara | Feb 25, 2021
The transnational history of the Fateh Al-Khayr, a pre-oil-era dhow, is in tension with its future as a symbol of Kuwait's national past. -
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Illustrated Envelope
Everything Has a History
Alexandra F. Levy | Jan 28, 2021
A hand-illustrated envelope connected one budding historian to her mother and Eleanor Roosevelt's legacy. -
The Faema E61 Espresso Machine
Everything Has a History
Jonathan Morris | Dec 23, 2020
How a mini espresso machine redefined coffee, its brewing technology, and the business models that it supported.
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Protose Cutlets
Adam Shprintzen | Nov 25, 2020
Everything has a history, including Protose cutlets, an early 20th-century meat substitute. -
Porcelain Pigments
Elisabeth Berry Drago | Oct 28, 2020
A set of colorful porcelain paints reveals a gendered history of artistic production. -
The Pith Helmet
Carina Ray | Sep 23, 2020
Everything has a history, including the pith helmet. -
The Japanese Bullfrog
Amy Stanley | Aug 26, 2020
A chance encounter with a bullfrog in Japan made Amy Stanley reflect on her relationship to her research.