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The Swimsuit Series, Part 2: Beauty Pageants and the Inevitable Swimsuit Competition

In the latest chapter of the series, we look at how bathing suits came to be an integral part of the Miss America competition

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Multiple Sidosis and Disneyland Dream: Two Amateur Masterpieces

Sid Laverents in Multiple Sidosis

Multiple Sidosis and Disneyland Dream: Two Amateur Masterpieces

Your chance to see two hard-to-find independent shorts

A diagram of how the K-Cup works

Coffee Pods, An Instant Classic

Single-serving coffee pods are the most recent form of instant coffee. Its history is much shorter than the espresso shot, though just as inventive

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The Indelible Mister Rogers

Besides how to be a good neighbor, Mr. Rogers taught us other lessons, especially about the impact of a comforting change of clothes

Lieutenant Elle Helmer, US Marine Corps, at the Vietnam War Memorial

Documenting Sexual Assault in The Invisible War

A new documentary gives voice to victims in the military and may be a key force behind a new initiative to put an end to the violence

Seven female swimmers at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., 1920

How Bathing Suits Went From Two-pieces to Long Gowns and Back

Bikinis may have been illegal in 1900, but they were all the rage in ancient Rome

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Austria

The Once and Future Coffeehouses of Vienna

Coffee is one of Vienna’s legacies, but how will the city hold onto its past while adapting to the changing culture? New furniture may be the answer

Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

Movie Mash-ups That Beat Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Mixing movie genres, from Abbott and Costello to SCTV

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Welcome to Threaded! And a Dig Through the Archives

Welcome to Threaded, your go-to fashion blog for all things historical and sartorial

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The Long History of the Espresso Machine

In the 19th century, coffee was big business in Europe. As inventors sought to improve brews and reduce brewing time, the espresso was born

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Three Ways to Eat Ice

For those of you who want to explore chilly desserts beyond ice cream, try these frozen treats

Lapis lazuli cylinder seal

A Sip from an Ancient Sumerian Drinking Song

A newly analyzed cuneiform hymn accompanied a drinking song dedicated to a female tavern-keeper

Dillon Freasier, left, and Daniel Day-Lewis as H.W. and Daniel Plainfield Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood.

Father’s Day Roundup of Six Dads You Want to Avoid

Here are some films that give parenthood a bad name

The Starbucks Reclamation Drive-Thru in Tukwila, Washington

Coffee Retailers Reinterpret the Container Store

Summer lobster salad

How to Eat Lobster 10 Ways In 24 Hours

These innovative recipes entice the taste buds for every meal of the day

Why Do Men Grill?

Globally, it seems that this gendered division of cookery is an American thing

Merida in Brave

Five Women Animators Who Shook Up the Industry

From the silent days to the present, women have been a solid—if often unrecognized—force in animation

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The Unnatural History of the Dixie Cup

The product was a life-saving technology that avoided the transmission of disease from communal “tin dippers”

Jim Starry's patent drawing for the Starport airport design

The Airport Design Utopian

What ever happened to the Starport, the brainchild of Jim Starry that re-imagined the airport?

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