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Hi-Res Photography Reveals New Details of the Centuries Old Aberdeen Bestiary
Fingerprints, wear marks and other details show the beautiful manuscript was once a teaching tool, not a royal collectible
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Five Things to Know About Walter Cronkite
Over four decades of TV broadcasting, “Uncle Walter” defined a nation’s news
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How Experts Are Digitizing Ancient Manuscripts
Digital preservation is more work than it might seem
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Four Stunning Exhibitions From Scotland’s Recently Closed Inverleith House
After 30 years, funding cuts caused one of Edinburgh’s most popular public art galleries to shut its doors
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Demand for Coffee Hits Record High as Global Supply Tightens
Millennials have led the surge in java consumption
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An Artist Is Building a Parthenon of Banned Books
More than 100,000 books will become a monument to intellectual freedom in Germany next year
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Visually Impaired People Can Now Explore Andy Warhol’s Work With Their Ears and Fingers
“Out Loud” adds depth to an artist obsessed with the surface of things
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Britain’s First Robot Lives Again
A recreation of the spark-spitting Eric the Robot is once again delighting audiences
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Why Japan Is Asking Foreigners About Racism
Just how widespread is racism in Japan? An unprecedented survey aims to find out
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Scientists Find That Frankenstein’s Monster Could Have Wiped Out Humanity
Thank goodness his creator never finished his proposed girlfriend
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Retro-Futuristic “House of Tomorrow” Declared a National Treasure
The property in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is seeking $2 million to return it to its 1933 World’s Fair glory
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Five Things to Know About Evangelical Cartoonist Jack Chick
The controversial artist died after 50 years of publishing comics
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National Geographic’s Iconic “Afghan Girl” Arrested in Pakistan
Sharbat Gula was recently detained on charges of having a fake I.D.
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A Brief History of Wizard Rock
This Halloween, check out a genre devoted to Harry Potter’s Wizarding World
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The Vatican Just Banned Scattering Ashes
A new doctrinal rule requires Roman Catholics to store cremains at cemeteries
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What to Know About Shakespeare’s Newly Credited Collaborator Christopher Marlowe
Textual analysis convinced the editors of The New Oxford Shakespeare to make Marlowe a co-author on the “Henry VI” plays, parts 1, 2 and 3
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Italian Preservationists Save 900 Artworks From the Ruins of Earthquake-Struck Amatrice
The “Blue Helmets” spent months scouring rubble for priceless pieces
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Smithsonian Will Stretch to Save Scarecrow’s Costume, Too
Turns out the Ruby Slippers were just the beginning of an epic journey of cultural preservation
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Kids Ditch Princess Costumes in Favor of Superheroes This Halloween
For the first time in over a decade, princesses falter on the charts
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If You Want to Adopt a Black Cat, You May Have to Wait Until Halloween Is Over
Why some adoption centers wait till after the spooky season to give some kitties a home
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