Monday, June 13, 2016
Janet Waldo, R.I.P.
Janet Waldo, R.I.P.: Janet Waldo, whose career in entertainment stretched from motion pictures to radio to television to the world of cartoons, died this morning. The cause was a brain tumor and her age…well, no one's quite sure how old Janet was but she sure never looked or sounded it. Since she made her radio debut playing ingenue roles in 1940, it's safe to say she was in her nineties.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Letter-Writing Manuals of the 18th Century
Letter-Writing Manuals Were the Self-Help Books of the 18th Century: Need to kindly but firmly chastise your son for buying a horse? Read the manual.
Archaeology Update
Revealed: Cambodia's vast medieval cities hidden beneath the jungle: The Australian archaeologist Dr Damian Evans, whose findings will be published in the Journal of Archaeological Science on Monday, will announce that cutting-edge airborne laser scanning technology has revealed multiple cities between 900 and 1,400 years old beneath the tropical forest floor, some of which rival the size of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh.
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