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Dare to bare: 24 of the world’s best nude beaches
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFrom big-city bays to secluded shores, there are hundreds of beaches where you can legally frolic while naked. If you’re so inclined, strip off that...
Nearly 50 Years After Her Death, Uruguay Lays to Rest a Woman Disappeared by Its Dictatorship
US News & World Report· 2 days agoNearly five decades after Uruguayan security forces seized Amelia Sanjurjo from the street, disappearing the newly pregnant woman into the</ ...
From kitsch to Park Avenue – the cultural history of the plastic pink flamingo
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoFeatherstone’s duck and flamingo ornaments sold in pairs for US$2.76, and were advertised as “Plastics for the Lawn.” Featherstone died in June 2015, but over five decades ...
Finding my true vacation spot
Travel Weekly· 6 days agoMy work as a historian of slavery, gender and race in Latin America takes me to the Caribbean, Central and South America for archival ...
How a humble Indian fabric became a symbol of luxury in 1960s America
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBut Yale’s fabric donation wasn’t the only reason why madras became synonymous with American prep. ...
How a humble Indian fabric became a symbol of luxury in 1960s America
CNN.com· 3 days agoOn the cover of Lisa Birnbach’s “The Official Preppy Handbook,” a tongue-in-cheek 1980s guide to...
Historian serves up the scoop on java
The Eagle-Tribune· 10 hours agoFor these reasons it has been a go-to beverage — and edible — over the centuries, says Steve Topik, a world trade and coffee historian, and professor emeritus at ...
JFK’s unfinished legacy of peacemaking, a dream during the Cold War
San Antonio Express-News· 3 days agoFrom his 1960 campaign against Richard Nixon to his little more than 1,000 days as president,...
How a humble Indian fabric became a symbol of luxury in 1960s America
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 3 days agoThe colorful plaid cotton cloth has been used by brands like Ralph Lauren and Brooks Brothers for...
Program | Institute of Latin American Studies
Columbia University News· 3 days agoProgram Explore the history, cultures, languages, politics, economies, and art of Latin America and the Caribbean ...
