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In 1991, work began on new federal offices in downtown New York City but excavators soon turned-up something they weren’t bargaining for, skeletal remains. Building halted while archaeologists moved in to excavate what would end up to be the largest bioarchaeological site of its kind, which uncovered 419 men, women and children. The bodies were that of free and enslaved ... Read More »

  You may know Ronnie Wood from his legendary bands The Birds, The Jeff Beck Group, The Small Faces and of course The Rolling Stones but few actually know that Wood is a consummate painter. In fact, Wood has been wielding a paintbrush longer than he’s been wielding a guitar, ever since he was twelve. When Wood was a child, ... Read More »

Nestled in the central Mitte district of Berlin is an establishment that we’re sure has had more than one tourist entering its doors looking for a sweet treat rather than a cold beer. Delicious Doughnuts, unfortunately, does not serve doughnuts of any variety but rather a roster of djs who nightly fill the small dance floor.   The venue has ... Read More »

  (614) Magazine is for those wanting to know all about events, food and fashion in Columbus, Ohio and Travis Hoewischer is its editor-in-chief. A Columbus resident for the past 12 years and a graduate of Ohio State, when not manning a magazine that has a circulation of 25,000 Travis is performing as a standup comic and recently formed his ... Read More »

Earlier this month, workers at the site of the World Trade towers unearthed what appeared to be a ship and since then, archaeologists have been digging to quickly excavate the site while construction continued around them. The ship was not disturbed by the construction of the original Twin Towers but today, that land is being used for a new vehicle ... Read More »

Thank you to all 176 people who came out to the Mid-Manhattan Library last evening for our talk with author James Roman! It was the biggest crowd they had seen in months! Check out our Flickr stream below and if you were there, make sure and tag yourself in the photos on Facebook.   Read More »

  Splendour in the Grass is Australia’s largest, Winter festival, taking place from July 30th to August 1st, and is so popular that in past years, tickets have sold out in a matter of hours with scalped tickets going for over $3,000 on Ebay. This year, the line-up is once again worthy of desperate measures as the festival welcomes a ... Read More »

You may have noticed that Italy this year is especially in love with Renaissance painter Caravaggio since this year marks the 400th anniversary of his birth. To add to the Caravaggiomania that is sweeping the country, last week the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano announced in a front page article that it had found a previously undiscovered Caravaggio in the sacristy ... Read More »