A Toast to South African Wine:
Place of The Year 2009
Nothing says classy like incredible acumen in wine industry knowledge. Read about one of the world’s top ten wine producers here.
The Blue Dress
Place of the Year 2009
15 years ago Albie Sachs was appointed by Nelson Mandela to South Africa’s first Constitutional Court. Here he talks about one of the most important buildings in the post-apartheid era and the artwork that makes its visitors pause.
The Future is Another Country:
Place of the Year 2009
Author Peter McDonald was the first to investigate the newly opened archives of South Africa’s apartheid censorship bureaucracy in 1999. He was astounded at what he found…
Calling Out All Former Carmen Sandiego Gumshoes!
Place of the Year 2009
Take the “Place of the Year” challenge and win books! Loot, warrant, crook.
On the Playing Fields of Politics:
Place of the Year 2009
On September 22, 1981 Iris Berger joined Pete Seger and 1,000 other demonstrators to protest one of the most politically loaded events in athletic history. Here Berger looks at the influence of sports on the progression of a shared South African national identity.
The Bittersweet Beauty of South Africa:
Place of the Year 2009
Rathbone writes, “I had fallen in love with a tart, a very pretty tart, but a tart with stony heart.” Read why South Africa has been his “Place of the Year” for quite some time.
On The Disrupted Sequence of Health-Care Reform
Elvin Lim looks at the health-care reform bill that passed in the House.
South Africa: Place Of The Year 2009
Oxford announces its annual “Place of the Year”!
The Fall of the Berlin Wall: 20th Anniversary
An excerpt to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Inhalation Treatment for Asthma:
Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company
An excerpt from Asthma: The Biography.
From Jolson to Mariah:
The Ten Worst Musical Films Ever Made
A top-ten-list.
Gaspard de Coligny and the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
An excerpt from Martyrs and Murderers by Stuart Carroll.
Happy Belated 40th Birthday To The Internet!
Dennis Baron wishes the internet a happy birthday!
Keith Bardwell: Wrong But Not Alone
Peggy Pascoe looks at Justice of Pece Keith Bardwell’s refusal to marry Beth Humphrey and Terence McKay.
All Politics is Not Local
Elvin Lim looks at the upcoming elections.
$250 Checks to Seniors: Just Say No
Edward Zelinsky looks at the Obama Administration’s plan to send an additional $250 to social security recipients.