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Novis Mortem Collective in Colorado Springs, Colorado

January 15, 2021

When visitors enter this shop, they are immediately greeted by the owner and the brilliant mind behind Novis Mortem Collective. Novis Mortem is a curiosity shop filled with natural history. Inside the shop is a wide selection of pinned insects such as beetles, jeweled flower mantis, bright blue butterflies, Madagascar sunset moths, and more. Within this mix are also beautiful pieces of handmade jewelry like coffin necklaces and earrings. Most of the items inside were crafted by local Colorado...

Januš Parulis Museum of Life and History...

January 15, 2021

The owner and curator of this private collection, Janusz Parulis amassed this amazing ensemble of everyday items now crammed into this tight space. The collection contains around 20,000 items, which are displayed haphazardly across the museum. However, this unique display adds to the museum’s charm. Parulis has a personal connection with most of the items found in the museum. A few objects on display are old boots, firemen equipment, a broken gramophone, and old photos. Many of the items were...

Brooklyn's Putrid, Beloved Gowanus Canal Has Been...

January 15, 2021

In the late 19th century, life along the shore of Brooklyn’s fetid Gowanus Canal was the stuff of nightmares. The stench emanating from the 1.8-mile-long slash of stagnant water was awful enough to penetrate people’s dreams. Take Stephen Mooney. In 1889, the unwelcome smell shook him from sleep, and compelled him to shut his window and air his grievances. Mooney—a secretary of a local railroad—was one of several people eager to complain about life next to the muck. The...

Saving the Songs of South Korea's Female...

January 14, 2021

Kang Kyung-ja opens the door of her home on the island province of Jeju, South Korea, with a smile on her face. After offering me a cup of barley tea, she unfolds a piece of paper to sing me a song she’s written. Ieodo sana, ieodo sana, ieodo sana Where to go, where to row All aboard to the depths of the sea Where my mother gave birth to me Did she know to dive would be my destiny?...

Temple of Mithras, Carrawburgh in Northumberland, England

January 14, 2021

Today, these small ruins are all that can be seen of the Carrawburgh Roman Fort. Mithraism was a Roman religion inspired by the god Mithras, who was originally a Persian warrior god. As the legend goes, Mithras had captured and killed a sacred bull in a cave. Mithraic temples often envoke a gloomy, cave-like atmosphere. The cult of Mithras placed a great emphasis on valor, honor, and military prowess. Soldiers based at Carrawburgh fort would have used this temple as...

Granger Stage Station in Granger, Wyoming

January 14, 2021

For pioneers who traveled along the path of the Pony Express, the Overland Stage Trail, or the Oregon Trail, a stop in the tiny town of Granger, Wyoming was a must. Granger Station, also known as the Old South Bend Station, was originally built in 1850. It served as a way station for travelers as they made their way over the high plains. Mark Twain is said to have stopped here for a night on his Overland stagecoach trip west, a...

Trapped in Museums for Centuries, Maori Ancestors...

January 14, 2021

On a cloudy day in October, Hinemoana Baker walked into a white room at the Ethnological Museum in southwestern Berlin, dressed in all black. A New Zealand poet and musician, Baker is a descendant of both the island nation’s indigenous Maori people and Europeans. As she entered the room, she began to utter a Karanga, a traditional Maori call, in a poignant, almost weeping sound. Following her were two museum staff, each carrying a paper box. Inside the boxes...

Maen Achwyfan Cross in Whitford, Wales

January 14, 2021

The Maen Achwyfan Cross, near Whitford village, is a freestanding stone monument, or wheel-cross, dating from the late 10th or early 11th century. While it may have been built in commemoration of a person or event, Cadw, the government arm responsible for historical monuments in Wales, states that its exact purpose is currently unknown. While there are other examples around the country, this particular monument is the tallest wheel-cross in Britain, standing at 3.4 meters, or around 11 feet...

Dinosaur Crossing Signs and Statues in Ottawa,...

January 14, 2021

These signs, one depicting a woolly mammoth and the other a Chasmosaurus irvinensis, are a playful homage to the Canadian Museum of Nature’s Centre for Arctic Knowledge and Exploration. Accompanying each signpost are fully fleshed-out replicas of these creatures that provide a glimpse into life during the Late Cretaceous Period and the last Ice Age. The trio of mammoths, two adults and one baby, take inspiration from published scientific research and fossils, including the mummified remains of Dima, a woolly mammoth calf...

John Rattray Statue in Edinburgh, Scotland

January 14, 2021

Scotland is a country known for many historic inventions and creations, including crafting the ground rules for golf. In the 18th-century, officials from the port city of Leith asked the city of Edinburgh to contribute funds for a silver golf club for an upcoming tournament. The city of Edinburgh agreed, but on the condition that the league responsible for the competition placed the rules in writing. John Rattray was a surgeon and an avid player of the game. He...

For Sale: Papers From the Planning of...

January 13, 2021

The study and sweep of history tends to turn real life into myth. In hindsight we imagine it unfolding in grainy footage, or in black and white, set to a sweeping cinematic score. It’s less like it physically happened, and more like it has always just been. Throughout 2020 and into 2021, we’ve been reminded frequently and painfully that this is not the case—that history happens in real time, made and experienced by real people. The January 6, 2021,...

Neidhart Frescoes in Wien, Austria

January 13, 2021

In 1979 during restoration works in an apartment near the center of Vienna, a sensational find was uncovered. After removing plaster from the walls, a set of ancient frescoes were revealed. These works of art were ordered by Michel Menschein, a wealthy merchant who wanted them as decorations for a private dance and banquet hall in 1407. The paintings depict songs by legendary bard Neidhart von Reuenthal and tell stories of feasts, joy, and emotions experienced centuries ago. Neidhart von...

St Seiroil's Well in Beaumaris, Wales

January 13, 2021

Penmon’s history dates to the 6th-century when a monastery was established here by Saint Seiriol. Seiriol created a cell at Penmon Priory and was the son of King Owain Danwyn of Rhos. Many Celtic churches were associated with these wells. Holy wells were springs thought to have miraculous healing powers and were often visited by pilgrims. Baptisms were also likely to have taken place here. This well is located in a small building behind a church. Although the building...

California School for the Blind in Fremont,...

January 13, 2021

Tucked away in the middle of the suburbs near Mission Hills, visitors will find one of the best places to view Modern architecture in Fremont. The California School for the Blind was originally founded in 1867 in Berkley. However, the Board of Education determined the school did not meet earthquake, fire, and accessibility codes, so it was relocated to Freemont and was completed in 1980. The school continues to be California’s only school for the blind. Architect Daniel Dworsky...

The Microphotographic Wonders of Vermont’s 'Snowflake Man'

January 13, 2021

Wilson Bentley called snowflakes “nature’s wonder gems,” possessing “an infinity of beauty,” and wrote that when they fell, “the mysteries of the upper air are about to reveal themselves.” The self-educated meteorologist was the first person to make a successful picture—“photomicrograph”—of a snowflake in 1885, and the first to claim that no two are alike. He provided strong evidence for this assertion by photographing more than 5,000 “snow crystals” (as he called them), and saw that each was fascinatingly...

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