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Hiker (AKA The Chosen One) Finds 1,200-Year-Old Sword in Norway

By Jessica Lachenal Oct 27th
Bow Before Greatness: The Female Recipients of the 2015 MacArthur Genius Grant

By Teresa Jusino Sep 29th
First, Oldest Recorded Case of Fucks Given Dates Back to 1310

By Jessica Lachenal Sep 14th
WTF History Presents Revolutionary War Soldier Anna Maria, AKA the American Mulan

By Dan Van Winkle Jul 23rd
Animated Game Of Thrones Video Shows How History Is Stranger Than Dragon-Filled Fiction

By Teresa Jusino May 13th
It’s Not Easy Being Green: 3 Cures for Green Sickness, “The Virgin’s Disease”

By Sam Maggs Apr 9th
220-Year-Old Time Capsule Buried by Paul Revere and Sam Adams Unearthed in Boston; F*** Yeah, ‘Murrica

By Carolyn Cox Jan 12th
Selma Director Asks Us to “Interrogate History” After Op-Ed Claims the Film is Historically Inaccurate

By Carolyn Cox Dec 30th
Christina Ricci to Play Lizzie Borden Again in Sequel Miniseries for Lifetime

By Rebecca Pahle Oct 23rd
Surprise! That DNA “Evidence” Shows We’re All Jack the Ripper Victims! Or Something Like That

By Dan Van Winkle Oct 22nd
The Monstrous Regiment of Women: A Brief History Of The TOTALLY KICK-ASS Grace Hopper

By Sam Maggs Oct 21st
It’s Ada Lovelace Day, So Here’s A Brief History Of Her EXTREME RADNESS

By Sam Maggs Oct 14th
Amazon Has a Racism Disclaimer on Tom and Jerry Cartoons, Cue the Censorship Complaints

By Dan Van Winkle Oct 2nd
The Mary Sue Interview: Medieval Full-Contact Steel Fighter Sandra Lagnese

By Amy Ratcliffe Sep 22nd
Things We Saw Today: The Best Magneto Cosplay Ever

By Rebecca Pahle Sep 17th
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Gritty” Memoir Will Be Out This Fall, Sounds Historically Accurate And Deeply Upsetting

By Carolyn Cox Aug 21st
Watch the First Two Trailers for Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game

By Rebecca Pahle Jul 21st
George Takei’s TED Talk on American Democracy

By Susana Polo Jul 4th
A Brief History of Fandom, Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Being a Fan

By Susana Polo Jun 17th
Emilia Clarke and Nicholas Hoult to Go Down Together In Bonnie & Clyde Biopic

By Rebecca Pahle May 16th