Roman Glass: Transformation by Fire
If you want a few minutes of sheer pleasure, I suggest this video recreating skilled Roman glassmaking. The skill of the recreators and of the original craftsman reawakened for me…
Read moreCuisine and Language 6. Death, Change, Birth
Rolling right along with the series on what culinary historians might learn from linguists, see the background at the end of this post. Languages die out. The world is littered…
Read morePeeled Walnuts: Awesome, Really
What a thing of beauty. Here’s a fresh walnut, just out of the shell, its white flesh gleaming like moonlight, and the bit of skin I have peeled back waving…
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