Does a pound of history amount to a hill of beans? Starbucks seems to think so. It’s pushing the history angle pretty hard in its 40th anniversary marketing campaign.
April 20, 2011
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Category Archives: Food & Drink
December 16, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Briefly Noted for December 16, 2008
Jeremy finishes up his great how-to series on design process in the digital humanities. Congratulations to Mark Tebeau and his colleagues at Cleveland State’s Center for Public History and Digital Humanities on their very well designed new website. I especially … Continue reading
March 25, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Briefly Noted for March 25, 2008
Wikihistory is a short science fiction story about a group of future time travelers’ journeys to the mid-20th century. Structured as a series of posts to a message board or wiki, Wikihistory is good mix of alternative history and science … Continue reading
January 13, 2008
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Briefly Noted for January 13, 2008
New Stella Artois website uses brewer’s long history, period costumes to sell beer. See especially “L’Origine.” Science Fiction Timeline of Inventions. Learn when the taser, credit cards were first proposed as science fiction. The History of LOLCats from G4.
January 12, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Years Ago
I have a confession to make. I actually subscribe to very few of the amateur history blogs I mention here on Found History. 10 Years Ago looks like an exception. According to it’s German author, “Every day a historic event … Continue reading
November 8, 2007
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Celebration of Roy
Readers of Found History and friends of CHNM will want to know that a celebration of Roy Rosenzweig’s life will be held at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia on December 9, 2007. Please see the attached invitation for details. … Continue reading
November 15, 2006
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Lunch Break
Most days, Ask Dave Taylor is a great place to go for Mac tips and support. Today it’s a great place to go for a spirited (bad, I know) history of gin. It’s really no substitute for a three-martini lunch, … Continue reading
October 31, 2006
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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A Handful for Halloween
Lots of bloggers are posting histories of Halloween today. Here’s a small sample, ranging from the Christian to the Socialist, from the synthetic to the sarcastic: (e)mergent Voyageurs Respect darkfairy99 OmniNerd Late Update (Halloween Bonus): It’s not a history of … Continue reading