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Newseum Ditches Headlines for a Day Without News
It’s a stark reminder of the journalists who’ve died doing their jobs
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What Hattie McDaniel Said About Her Oscar-Winning Career Playing Racial Stereotypes
Hattie McDaniel saw herself as a groundbreaker for black Americans
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This Museum Was the World’s Most-Visited in 2016
According to a new report ranking the most popular international museums
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This Tool Makes it Easy to Compare Art From Different Museums
IIIF frees images from the confines of individual websites
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Dr. Seuss Museum Opens in Massachusetts
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss features a life-sized Wump of Gump, a recreation of Sala-ma-Sond, and replicas of the author’s childhood haunts
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Sliver of Saint’s Brain Stolen From Italian Basilica
Police are looking for the person or persons who swiped the sacred relic from the Don Bosco Basilica
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Anthony Burgess’ Legendary Dictionary of Slang Lives
The author and linguist gave up the book after realizing how enormous the task of keeping up with slang would be
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See 17th-Century England Through the Eyes of One of the First Modern Travel Writers
Celia Fiennes traveled and wrote about her adventures—including a bit of life advice
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Professor Helps Bust Italian Art Theft Ring
The professor noticed that a rare manuscript had been stamped with the seal of the Royal Library of Turin, leading him to believe that it had been stolen
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Dylan Finally Delivers on Nobel Prize Lecture
The reclusive singer-songwriter muses on literature and music in characteristic style
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Restored Roman Catacombs Reveal Stunning Frescoes
Centuries of grime have been removed from two chambers of the Domitilia catacombs, exposing images of fourth-century Rome
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There’s Something Fishy About the Ketchup You Put On Your Burgers
The red stuff that Americans eat on their French Fries doesn’t look much like the ‘kôechiap’ it’s based on
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Tolkien’s Newly Published Book Is Rooted in a Real Love Story
The tale of Beren and Lúthien was first conceived in 1917, after an encounter between Tolkien and his wife Edith
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Tourists Are Now Banned from Photographing This Swiss Village
It’s a blatant—if somewhat brilliant—press play
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Snoop Inside Thoreau’s Journals at This New Exhibition
It’s your chance to get up-close and personal with the philosopher-poet’s possessions
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Why Does Every American Graduation Play ‘Pomp and Circumstance’?
The song was written for a British king’s coronation and its name is a Shakespeare reference. What gives?
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Why Was Maine the First State to Try Prohibition?
The groundbreaking “Maine law” laid the groundwork for other states to experiment with temperance laws
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What Do They Call a Quarter Pounder With Cheese in Casablanca?
McDonalds has been international for 50 years now… and its restaurants have learned how to blend in to the local scene
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Footage of Early 20th-Century Explorations Now Available Online
The UK’s Royal Geographical Society has digitized its archival footage of historic expeditions
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No U.S. President Has Ever Died in May and Other Weird Trivia About Presidential Lives
Presidential lives are scrutinized for meaning, even when none is readily apparent
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