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Civilization in Every Pot: Civilization in Every Pot

Michael Garval

By Michael Garval (Regular Contributor) It’s said that beloved French Renaissance king Henri IV p… Read More
A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters: A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters

Raquelle Bostow

By Susan Rubin Suleiman (Guest Contributor) Fall is the season for the big literary prizes in Fra… Read More
Summer Reading from Emma B.: Summer Reading from Emma B.

Robin Maxwell

By Susan Hiner, Guest Contributor Bonjour! It’s me, Emma B.[1] Looking for a good book? …… Read More
A Throne Fit for a Courtesan: A Throne Fit for a Courtesan

Cara Wilson

By Catherine Hewitt (Guest Contributor) Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne was one of 19th-century Par… Read More
The Chameleon in the Classroom: The Chameleon in the Classroom

Helen King

By Helen King (Monthly Contributor) This is a story of illness and magic from the fourth century… Read More

The Simply Complex Cipher: Chaocipher

November 19, 2014 By Jared Eckman

Let’s Play Fair: A Deceptively Simple Cipher

November 19, 2014 By Nathan Dumessa

Handwritten Russian Cipher Stumps FBI

November 18, 2014 By Robert Krebs

Unsolved: Dorabella Cipher

November 17, 2014 By Jared Eckman

Napoleon’s Guide to Improperly Using Cryptography

November 17, 2014 By Elizabeth Winter

The Emperor Changes His Mind

November 13, 2014 By PamelaToler

Shakespeare’s Secrets: A Hidden Cipher in Literature’s Greatest Works?

November 13, 2014 By April Stevens

Did They or Didn’t They?

November 11, 2014 By April Stevens

The history of tampons – in ancient Greece?

November 10, 2014 By Helen King