Scrutinizing the Third Reich
History professor Rebecca Ayako Bennette is one of the experts featured in the National Geographic documentary series Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich.
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Flooded Summer
For Vermonters, this has been a summer of heavy rains and destructive floods, including August flash floods in Middlebury.
Hometown Non-Hero
Bossa nova icon Astrud Gilberto, who died recently, was underappreciated in her native Brazil, writes Professor of Luso- Hispanic Studies Mario Higa in the Conversation.
Hone Your AI Know-How
Content created by artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential for spreading disinformation, writes Barbara Hofer, psychology professor emerita.
After Moving to the Country
Geography professor Peter Nelson was a featured guest on a recent episode of the WBUR podcast On Point focusing on big-city dwellers who increasingly leave for small towns and suburbs.
British National Anthem
If you followed the coronation of King Charles III, you may be interested in the history behind “God Save the King.”
Poetry as Medicine
Former Bread Loaf faculty member Marjorie Ryerson has published her first book of poetry, The Views from Mount Hunger.
In Praise of Roadside Americana
Megan Mayhew Bergman delights in driving past scrap metal dinosaurs, a giant gorilla holding a Volkswagen aloft, and other roadside attractions.
Wine Innovations and Studies
Deirdre Heekin ’89 has been recognized as one of the 2023 Drinks Innovators of the Year by Food & Wine. Meanwhile, earth and climate science professor Jeff Munroe is expanding the science of terroir by using a new analytical framework to pinpoint how environmental factors affect the resulting wine.