To celebrate #WorldBartenderDay, why not watch one of our earliest videos, about the origins of cocktails and the first celebrity bartender, Jerry Thomas. http://youtu.be/q9N0MYtcpr4
Did you know today is #NationalCookASweetPotatoDay? Neither did we, but hey, any excuse for sweet potatoes is good enough for us! And while you’re cooking, why not learn some fascinating history about this particular root vegetable: https://youtu.be/KHf0tnV9LQ0
Happy #ValentinesDay! It’s time for us to ruin the mood, as we do every year, by posting our video about the word “Cuckold”, and how it connects to Valentine’s Day (via Chaucer) https://youtu.be/uk6gsB0Iijc
It’s #InternationalDarwinDay! Ever wondered about the history of the word for Darwin’s most influential idea? Our video on the etymology of Evolution goes into the linguistic, scientific, and cultural connections to Darwin’s theory. https://youtu.be/kOK6kB9ytIo
It’s Mary Shelley’s birthday! That makes it #FrankensteinDay – and if you’d like to learn more about how the famous novel got written, as well as some history of other classic monsters, we’ve got a video for you!
To mark #Juneteenth, since it's also #BlackMusicMonth, here's one of our videos that talks about Black history, the aftermath of slavery, and some of the many musical accomplishments of Black people in the US.