The Appendix

Here's an article I wrote about women in space (or more accurately, not in space) then & now, in @appendixjournal. theappendix.net/issues/2014/7/…

“Maps appear here as stand-ins for knowledge, as the constructed stages built for human dramas …” backlist.cc/lists/maps-a-b…

What was the Scientific Revolution? Was there one? Today from @DebHarkness, a list on early modern Western science. backlist.cc/lists/historie…

Reconsider the nature of work, labor leadership, and freedom in the US with @ErikLoomis backlist.cc/lists/us-labor…

Interesting historical perspective on contemporary politics of American childhood from @rebeccaonion and @bcklst twitter.com/bcklst/status/…

Explore the history of that boundary-crossing, protean class of substances we call “drugs” with @ResObscura backlist.cc/lists/the-hist…

What can we learn from our fascination with monsters in American history? Reading list from @monstersamerica @bcklst backlist.cc/lists/monsters…

Backlist (@bcklst) is a new site from @appendixjournal alums where historians recommend lists of the books they love backlist.cc

A welcome note fromfellow @appendixjournal alums @amykohout @jonesbp and myself about @bcklst. Let's get reading! twitter.com/amykohout/stat…

@ryandeussing It's something we considered, but the time came to move on to other projects (@bcklst, @ResObscura). Thank you though. - Ben

MT @jaivirdi: Indelible Ink: Deep History of Tattoo Removal by @MairinOdle @appendixjournal theappendix.net/issues/2013/10… pic.twitter.com/dm5kIvde9t

Amazons, Pirates, and Turtles on the Island of California @appendixjournal #FromTheArchive theappendix.net/issues/2014/10…

Voice Hero: The Inventor of Karaoke Speaks—Vol. 1, No. 4—The Appendix theappendix.net/issues/2013/10… via @appendixjournal

karaoke wasn't patented! "When I made the first Juke 8s, a brother-in-law suggested I take out a patent." theappendix.net/issues/2013/10…

Barbara Mundy's book on Mexico City/Tenochitlan w @UTexasPress is beautiful. Reminded of her @appendixjournal piece theappendix.net/issues/2013/10…

@ChristophHeaney Thank you, Christopher! What an incredible tool the @appendixjournal is. Great reading.

"Cat is thought to have snuck across the wet tiles which were drying in the sun in AD 100" bbc.com/news/uk-englan…

The Atlantic picks "Islands of Refreshment" as among the best nonfiction stories of 2014: theatlantic.com/entertainment/… theappendix.net/issues/2014/7/…