Do empires build trade routes or do trade routes build empires? Have the United States and Russia been locked in an economic rivalry since the 1860s? Was World War I triggered by international grain trade and the desire of Russia to control Constantinople? “Oceans of Grain: How American Wheat Remade the World,” by Scott Reynolds…
Book Recommender: ‘Oceans of Grain: How American Wheat Remade the World’
Angels Will Rise
Jeffrey Harmon may be the most unlikely person to become a key player in the television industry. “We grew up on a potato farm in Idaho,” he told American Essence. “We had a tube TV that got three channels. We could get PBS with an antenna.” Harmon didn’t watch a lot of TV growing up….
Book Reccomender:‘Eat, Drink, and Be Wary’
March 2, 2022
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Food: It is a central part of our lives. It is surprising how relatively little fantasy and science fiction centers upon food. F&SF explores the human condition, extrapolating the present into alternate realities. Why not explore food? “Eat, Drink, and Be Wary: Satisfying Stories with a Delicious Twist,” edited by Lisa Mangum, takes on that…
Reviving the Classics for a Modern World
March 2, 2022
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Once upon a time, an understanding of the ancient past was the hallmark of any educated person in the West. A study of classical authors, including Plutarch and Cicero, was a staple of education that has fallen out of vogue. This course of study is by no means an outdated source without value to us…
A Partnership to Help Children Succeed
“If you were anyone else, I would punch you in the face.” I stood there, holding my little girl, rather shocked by what I had just heard. I was a young teacher, and I had not had many dealings with parents and certainly never had one tell me he would punch me. Yet here stood…
Teaching the Language of Love in the Home
How do we know for sure that our children feel our love? We may wonder about this key aspect of our relationship with them, or we may just take it for granted that it’s all working out. Does one child think that I love her sibling more? Is my son feeling upset because he doesn’t…
Growth Through Friendship and Support
Fifth grade was the first time students were introduced to band in the school where I taught, and I could usually count on about 85 percent of the class signing up to play an instrument. On Fridays, right before recess and lunch, all of these excited band members went to band while the rest of…
‘A Road to the Moon’: Sylvester Marsh’s Cog Railway to the Pinnacle of the Northeast
March 1, 2022
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On a day when the peak is shrouded by mist, passengers on the Mount Washington cog railway feel like they really could be on a railway to the heavens. Ascending to above the tree line and into the clouds, with each trip the railway invokes the imagination of its creator. Sylvester Marsh, a 49-year-old entrepreneur,…
Nikola Tesla’s Futurist Vision That Came to Pass
March 1, 2022
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He was born into poverty. He died penniless. Throughout Nikola Tesla’s life, he endured a number of severe illnesses. Yet he developed numerous technologies that brought people closer together and made the world a better place to live in. An inventor’s endeavor is essentially lifesaving. Whether he harnesses forces, improves devices, or provides new comforts…
Birds of Paradise: Falconry on Catalina Island Places Majestic Birds on Full Display
Not far off the coast of Southern California, Santa Catalina Island rises out of the Pacific, providing valuable ground for ecotourism and recreation in coastal desert scenery. Creatively cultivated by brilliant minds and wealthy captains of industry, such as William Wrigley Jr., Catalina’s main port of entry, Avalon, is a European-style riviera within the confines…
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