Born out of frustration at the limited amount of data available about transgender people, the Digital Transgender Archive includes materials from over twenty collections of documents and other materials. It is the largest collection of its kind. Smithsonian tells us, “The term… Continue Reading
For 19th Century French Artists, ‘Noir’ Was The New Black In the 19th century, French artists started getting creative with black materials— chalk, pastels, crayons and charcoal — some of them newly available. Now, a show called Noir at… Continue Reading
Alan Lomax’s Massive Archive Goes Online Folklorist Alan Lomax spent his career documenting folk music traditions from around the world. Now thousands of the songs and interviews he recorded are available for free online, many for the first time. It’s… Continue Reading
On January 22, 1941, William Seabrook led a ritual to hex Hitler with notables from the Washington, DC, area including Florence Birdseye of frozen vegetable fame. The group gathered in a Maryland cabin in the woods owned by Charles Tupper,… Continue Reading
According to The Guardian, Historic England “has announced Grade II* listing status for two 17th-century townhouses in Denmark Street, London, one of which was a base for the Sex Pistols in the mid-1970s.” The outbuilding of 6 Denmark Street features… Continue Reading
The lost tomb of Suleiman the Magnificent, one of the greatest rulers of the Ottoman Empire, may have been unearthed in southern Hungary. “Currently everything suggests that this building could have been Suleiman’s tomb. However, in order to be able… Continue Reading
A website with a number of free patterns to make costumes. Most are historical but could be used in a number of rituals and rites. A prized fine for the ambitious sewer. http://www.costumingdiary.com/2010/12/free-historical-costume-patterns.html
The enthusiasm surrounding craft beer these days has some breweries putting odd ingredients in their batches, from beard yeast to oysters. Innovation can be exciting, but it inevitably comes with the backlash to seek something authentic. Breweries seeking to… Continue Reading
As Above, So Below: Art of the American Fraternal Society, 1850–1930 by Lynne Adele and Bruce Lee Webb, published in November by the University of Texas Press, examines the art of the “golden age” of fraternal societies. Along with groups… Continue Reading
Magic, Witches and Devils in the Early Modern World 21 January – 21 August 2016, free entry The University of Manchester Library Ghosts, witches, sorcerers and demons: our fascination with the supernatural stretches back centuries. Experience how supernatural forces shaped… Continue Reading