From the sacred to the kitsch: Garden ornaments can take a large range of forms

Garden ornaments, objects that are part of the garden design, have rich histories, sometimes rivaling the living landscapes they embellish.

When SC charter school expanded to new campus, local district didn’t get a say

The charter school, which classified a new campus as an extension, wasn’t required to inform local district. What the law ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

When Jews really did wage a ‘war on Christmas’

A new book recalls the “The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906,” when immigrants fought for the separation of church and state ...
La Brújula Verde

A Bracelet Found in the Tomb of a Woman in El Argar Is the First Evidence of an Advanced Goldsmithing Technique in Bronze Age Europe

A detailed study of a silver bracelet, discovered in 1884 in the necropolis of El Argar (Almería, southeastern Spain), has shown that it was made using the lost-wax casting technique. This is the ...