This week’s historical highlights are seven articles for your reading pleasure. I hope you’re interested in Japanese monsters, world-renowned architecture, textiles, Renaissance art, fairy tales, and the internet.
“The First Museum Dedicated to Japanese Folklore Monsters Is Now Open”
“7 New Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites”
“‘The Fabric of India’: Exploring the History and Vitality of Textiles”
“The Cautionary Tale of Verrocchio: When Students Surpass their Masters”
“Thomas Gainsborough Painting Sets New World Record for the Artist”
“Google’s 4,000-Word Privacy Policy Is a Secret History of the Internet”
“How a Literary Prank Convinced Germany That ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Was Real”