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Ivo Zdarsky Is Waiting Out the End...

September 16, 2020

Ivo Zdarsky does not talk a big game. He has a gentle, easygoing manner and a gap-toothed smile, with a staccato laugh and a soft voice. He pauses sometimes before he speaks, measuring his words, which are pronounced in a gentle Eastern European accent, a vestige of his youth in Czechoslovakia. Zdarsky does, however, live in a big house. In an airplane hangar, actually, in Lucin, Utah, an abandoned railroad town of which he’s the sole inhabitant. “I don’t...

Rocca Sforzesca in Imola, Italy

September 16, 2020

Rocca Sforzesca is a stunning example of the evolution of castles and fortifications between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Its origins date back to 1261 when a 10 tower structure was built on the remains of a pre-existing tower from the 11th-century. At the end of the 15th-century, the rectangular towers proved to be completely unsuitable for countering firearms, such as cannons. Between 1472 and 1484 the towers were changed into thicker circular structures and renovated by the...

The Cobweb Picture in Chester, England

September 16, 2020

It’s no surprise that being the center of Christian worship in the city since 1283, Chester Cathedral has many depictions of Christ and the Virgin Mary. The cathedral is over 700 years old, so one would expect to see a cobweb or two. However, Chester Cathedral is home to a set of cobwebs that actually comprise a rare piece of artwork. It’s the only cobweb picture in the United Kingdom and is one of only a few that still...

Indigenous Artists Are Reclaiming Masks as a...

September 15, 2020

Many North American Indigenous cultures—from the Haida First Nations on Canada’s West Coast to the Hopi in the American Southwest—incorporate masks in their ceremonies, legends, and other cultural practices. So, confronted with the reality of the pandemic, in which masks have taken on a very different cultural and political significance, two Indigenous artists in Canada, Nathalie Bertin and Lisa Shepherd, decided to make them part of a global art practice. “Masks have really freaked some people out,” Bertin says....

What Wildfire Archaeology Tells Us About the...

September 15, 2020

This work first appeared on SAPIENS under a CC BY-ND 4.0 license. Read the original here. As I type, the American West is ablaze with more than 100 devastating wildfires. Many of these are record-setting in both size and intensity. Several, including one in my home state of Colorado, have been so intense they’ve created their own thunderstorms. Science shows that wildfires have been getting more destructive over the last several decades. The question is: Why? Are they getting...

Acorn Woodpeckers Have Multi-Day Wars, and Birds...

September 15, 2020

Power struggles are messy affairs, even in the world of acorn woodpeckers. Dozens of birds, grouped in coalitions, can fight for days on end, while spectators fly in from nearly two miles away to witness a battle for the right to breed. And word spreads fast—when a bird’s death creates a vacancy in prime territory, the battle to fill it breaks out within minutes, and faraway onlookers can arrive in less than an hour. These are some of the...

Mya Thein Tan Pagoda in Min Kun,...

September 15, 2020

Serving as a memorial and modeled on a mythical location, the Mya Thein Tan Pagoda (also known as Hshinphyume Pagoda), is a large white pagoda located close to The Mingun Pahtodawgyi. Constructed by King Bagyidaw in 1816, the Mya Thein Tan Pagoda represents Mount Meru, a sacred Buddhist mountain. The seven-tiered terraces resembled the mountain ranges topped by a stupa representing the legendary Sulamani pagoda. The king had the pagoda constructed in memory of his beloved consort and cousin,...

Mausoleum of Yugoslav Soldiers in Olomouc District,...

September 15, 2020

When the arms of the world are unleashed, soldiers are often pitted against one another—on the basis of royal and national allegiance alone—even though they share so much culturally and historically. During World War I, Czechs and Serbs fought on the southern front, sometimes against their will. In some cases they refused to fight each other at all, which Czechs choosing to die under the machine gun fire of their German officers. As the newly found republics of Yugoslavia...

John Goodway Sycamore Tree in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

September 15, 2020

Once thought to be the largest American sycamore in the state of Pennsylvania, the John Goodway sycamore has long been overshadowed by taller or wider trees. It’s often obscured by various shrubs and its suburban surroundings. This tree is a giant nonetheless, deemed a “Champion tree” by the Pennsylvania Forestry Association. A title indicating that it’s one of the largest of its species in the entire state. The tree garnered its name from an indigenous American man, who was...

Keramat Kusu in Khusu Island, Singapore

September 15, 2020

Located on Kusu (Turtle) Island, not far from mainland Singapore, the keramats (venerated shrines) of Syed Abdul Rahman, Nenek Ghalib, and Puteri Fatimah stand as an emblem of syncretic cultural and religious practices in the region. Together with the broadly Taoist Tua Pek Kong temple, the keramats are the focus of the annual pilgrimage season, held on the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. The keramats are also referred to as Datuk Kong, a portmanteau Sino-Malay honorific for a respected...

Qshla Koya in Koysinjaq, Iraq

September 15, 2020

Qshla Koya, also known as Qishla Koysinjaq, is a fortress located on a hillock in the central quarter of Koya, a lovely town in the Northeast of Iraq. Although there is a lack of consensus among scholars, it’s generally believed that Qshla Koya was constructed between 1869 and 1872, under the aegis of the Ottoman Empire. The purpose of the structure was unmistakably military, housing troops and providing a strategic vantage point to monitor the surrounding area. The enormous...

Sansouci Puppet Museum in Wilmington, Australia

September 15, 2020

Wilmington, South Australia, is a small, picturesque town at the base of the Flinders Ranges. The quiet farming community is known for sheep, wheat, barley—and puppets. In fact, Wilmington is home to more puppets than people. Opened by Brian and Rosemary Whitehead in 2007, the Sansouci Puppet Museum holds the largest private collection of puppets in the country. It’s the only museum of its kind in Australia. Whitehead’s interest in puppets was a happy accident that began after a...

The Detective on the Case of the...

September 14, 2020

The Mississippi Delta, an alluvial floodplain that covers roughly 7,000 square miles between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers, is globally recognized as the birthplace of blues music. But the region is also known for a staple street food that has fueled Delta life and culture for over a century: the hot tamale. This cornmeal-wrapped treat even inspired blues legend Robert Johnson to pen an ode, They’re Red Hot, in tribute. While the hot tamale is still enjoyed by all...

These Powerful Pins Honored Suffragists Who Were...

September 14, 2020

The first-ever White House picket was led by women, lasted for more than a year, and was met with violence from both counter-protesters and law enforcement. In November 1917, after 10 months of picketing, the government’s crackdown on protestors reached a new intensity. Dozens of protesters were arrested and incarcerated at the infamous Occoquan Workhouse, where they faced brutality. One night, later dubbed the “Night of Terror,” a guard threw a protester on an iron bed, striking her head;...

Charlie’s Aeroplane in Murray Town, Australia

September 14, 2020

So you’re driving the Horrocks Highway on a warm summer day, the Flinders Ranges rising majestically behind you, pastures undulating ahead for as far as the eye can see. Sheep graze, windmills creak, and it’s quiet enough to daydream. Then you see it: a red and white Douglas DC-3 planted in the blue, cloudless sky. Charlie’s Aeroplane—a pole-mounted model—has been a beloved landmark, and sparked the imaginations of locals and visitors alike, in Murray Town, South Australia, for over...

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