Everyone on the planet who’s had a European History class knows the name “Napoleon.” He was kinda important for kinda a long time for kinda a lot of reasons, so they kinda have to teach about him. Unfortunately, the U.S. education system likes to make learning as painfully dull as possible, so they like to …
Finally. This is it. The last post about bread. My brain is forever changed by my incessant research; every night I count little fluffy croissants instead of sheep to go to bed. I live, eat, and breathe bread now (there are worst fates to be had, so I’m not that mad about it). Let’s go …
French Bread and Why it Caused Riots (Pt. 3.14159 on Bread) Read More »
French Bread and Why it Caused Riots (Pt. 3.14159 on Bread) Read More »
I used to be a museum professional. It’s funny, because I’m not the “museum person” in my department and since it’s not my field of research, most students have no idea I used to work in museums for a living. While I’m retired from being a museum profe…
A few thoughts on a few museums Read More »
Since I’m an urban planner and a preservationist, people ask me about random urban stuff all the time. Why is this street like that? What does this kind of roof mean? When was this built? This can be a really fun game. But to be good at it, I constantl…
