Women have been educated at the Harvard Business School (HBS) since 1937, and this online exhibit from the Baker Library at HBS provides a wealth of material on the period from "the first daring experiment in 'practical education' for women" in 1937 to 1970, when women became residents in HBS dormitories. The materials here are organized chronologically into areas like "Co-Education: Women and Men...

In 1983, the Smithsonian American Art Museum began collecting photographs. Today they have over 7000 images and this website offers a wonderful exploration of but a few of their holdings. The title of this collection refers to Walt Whitman's belief that photography was a quintessentially American activity, rooted in everyday people and ordinary things. The visual delights here are divided into...

Many people may wonder what happens in the vast stretches of the world's oceans. For some, it is simply a matter of "out of sight, out of mind". Fortunately that is not the attitude at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at the University of California, Santa Barbara. For one of their latest projects, they decided to estimate and visualize the global impact humans are having...

While millions of people visit Yellowstone National Park each year, very few of them will actually pay detailed attention to the various concessions offered around the area, unless of course they are unable to purchase various sundries or crucial items. In this wholly engaging 153-page work, author Mary Shivers Culpin (writing for the National Park Service's Yellowstone Center for Resources),...

This Australian War Memorial website looks at war from the unique perspective of the animals that were involved, whether by design or as an unfortunate (or fortunate) circumstance. Animals have had important missions during war, served as mascots or morale boosters, while some have caused immense problems for soldiers in the field. Simply clicking on the "Video" or "Audio" tabs, near the top of...

Sure, you might know that Longfellow was a member of the literati who called Maine home, but did you know that Robert McCloskey was one as well? In case you might have forgotten, McCloskey was the author and illustrator of those children's classics "Make Way for Ducklings" and "Blueberries for Sal". It's easy to learn about dozens of Maine authors via this delightful website created as part of a...

Greying flower children make pilgrimage to Woodstock 40 years on http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/festivals/article6798424.ece Woodstock wasn't everybody's summer of '69 http://www.lohud.com/article/20090818/COLUMNIST/908180339/-1/SPORTS Why is this Woodstock anniversary so...

Town Considers Fine For Cursing http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304821304577439192334221350.html Middleborough profanity ban touches a nerve http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/06/13/middleborough_profanity_ban_touches_a_nerve/?p1=News_links Put $20 in Middleborough's Swear...

How does a nation create a sense of community or national identity? It's no trivial query, and one that countries new and old have struggled with through the ages. The Demos organization's Liam Byrne recently tackled that question in regards to Britain via his thoughtful pamphlet, "A More United Kingdom". Released in September 2008, the 96-page work argues that, "shared standards are the secret to...

From Dung to Coffee Brew With No Aftertaste http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/world/asia/18civetcoffee.html?hpw The Horse Meat of the Coffee World http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/04/the-horse-meat-of-the-coffee-world/39126/ A cup is more than a cup sometimes http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/news/2010/apr/17/cup-more-cup-sometimes/ The Straight Dope: Does kopi luwak...