He was just a little boy. He lived in the country. So why were brown spots spreading on his skin, why were his joints swollen and aching, why were his…
Read moreCodswallop. Something Fishy from the British Library
“A long-lost medieval cookbook, containing recipes for hedgehogs, blackbirds and even unicorns, has been discovered at the British Library. Professor Brian Trump of the British Medieval Cookbook Project described the…
Read moreThe Japanese as a Wheat-Eating Nation
Sorry, folks. I hit the publish on this before I meant to. In any case an interesting story in Slate. I’d actually put the beginnings of the Japanese move to…
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