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Hi! As long-time readers know, on Fridays — like, you know, today — I do a week-in-review type of thing. [...]

In 1952, a newspaperman and former British naval intelligence officer named Ian Fleming embarked on a new [...]

In the spring of 2014, a company called Jet.com readied itself for launch. Jet was an e-commerce startup [...]

The northern Italian town of Castelvetro di Modena is just a short ride from both Bologna and Moderna [...]

Hi!  As long-time readers know, on Fridays — like, you know, today — I do a week-in-review type of [...]

In the 1770s, a fledgling colony of Great Britain was upset about its taxes. Known ultimately as the United [...]

Pictured above is a vintage New York Police Department uniform shirt, likely from the 1980s. Like you’d [...]

If you’re on the London Underground — that’s what the subway system is called, although [...]

The Weekender, June 4, 2021 Hi!  Today’s Friday, so it’s another Now I Know Weekender. The [...]

Bees — the buzzy, honey-making creatures with stingers that most children fear — have been a [...]