schools
The Forgotten History of the Neapolitan 'Kindergarten Ship'
The educational experiment in Naples Harbor that turned street children into sailors and students.
Articles by Anika Burgess
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Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
medieval
For Centuries, Readers Annotated Books With Tiny Drawings of Hands
They were the medieval version of a highlighter.
dinosaurs
Documenting America’s Long, Venerable Tradition of Roadside Dinosaurs
Welcome to Jurassic parking lot.
science
The 1922 Eclipse Adventure That Sought to Confirm the Theory of Relativity
It took 35 tons of equipment and a lengthy voyage to remote Western Australia.
brain collections
When Neuroscientists Become Artists
Beauty and brains.
horror
Peer Into the Horror That Is Kirk Hammett’s Movie Poster Collection
They're watching you.
abandoned
See London’s Underground ‘Mail Rail,’ Then and Now
It's like the Tube, but for post.
wwi
The Wool Brigades of World War I, When Knitting Was a Patriotic Duty
The clacking of needles was heard from coast to coast.
airports
Remembering Hair-Raising Landings at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport
Turn right at the mountain.
deserts
The Abstract Beauty of One of the World's Harshest Climates
The desert, as you’ve never seen it before.
maps
Mapping Dante's Inferno, One Circle of Hell at a Time
A topography of torment.
witchcraft
Ritual Skulls and Other Magical Objects, in Photos
Spellbinding selections from the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic.
wwi
The ABCs of WWI, a British Wartime Alphabet Primer
D stands for dreadnought.
literature
The Artful Propaganda of Soviet Children’s Literature
In 1920s Russia, children read about sugar beets, hydroelectric plants, and five-year plans.
libraries
Vintage Photos of Traveling Libraries
When bookmobiles brought literature to your doorstep.
art
Cheap Thrills, Private Dicks, and Desperate Dames From the Heyday of Pulp Fiction
The enduring appeal of the lowest common denominator.
animals
Even World War II Had Its Weird Side
Strange and unexpected photos of wartime innovation, animal mascots, and Churchill in a onesie.
waves
The Hypnotic Allure of Cinemagraphic Waves
They rise, swell, or crest—but never truly break.
miniatures
Beautiful Miniature Books That Are Worth Sacrificing Your Eyesight For
Good things come in (very) small packages.
lenin
The Hunt for Ukraine’s Toppled Lenin Statues
Photographing the hidden afterlives of Soviet monuments.
photography
How San Francisco Chronicled Its Own Tech Boom
A look back at Silicon Valley's adolescence.
insects
The Amazing Life and Work of Maria Sibylla Merian
The beautiful botanical illustrations of a 17th-century entomologist, artist, and adventurer.
books
How (and Why) a Photographer Encased His Latest Book in Concrete
The insides match the outsides.
medieval
The Strange and Grotesque Doodles in the Margins of Medieval Books
When the edges take center stage.
