Old Is The New New

Cabinet of Wonders recalls the semaphore towers of 18th-century France’s optical telegraph network.

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The erotic appeal of the Lands’ End catalog?

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The Archaeological Institute of America weighs the evidence for zombie attacks in predynastic Egypt.

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Responses to an ad placed by a 19th century murderer. (Paul Collins explains.)

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I have reservations about linking to “College” “Humor,” but this is a pretty fun trip down memory lane.

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For those of you just joining us, Bill is cool.

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Ben Franklin’s ghost tapped John Murray Spear to build an electrical messiah and save the world. Who was using who?

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The Believer on “the visual erotics of mini-marriages”–staged weddings, that is, between children, stuffed kittens, dwarfs, and other small things.

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The posthumous adventures of Benjamin Franklin.

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Henry Jenkins offers a Boston-centric history of video games, from Spacewar to Guitar Hero.

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