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The painter behind Manhattan’s Gilded Age interiors(engelsbergideas.com)

45 points by hoffmannesque 5 days ago | 4 comments

Engelsberg Ideas essay on James Wall Finn, a little-known decorative painter whose murals adorn Gilded Age Manhattan interiors like the NYPL Rose Main Reading Room.

Gdynia and the Dream of a Maritime Poland(engelsbergideas.com)

104 points by lermontov 9 days ago | 30 comments

Engelsberg Ideas essay on how Gdynia grew from a Baltic fishing village into a major port embodying interwar Poland's modernising ambitions.

The new bibliomaniacs(engelsbergideas.com)

73 points by RickJWagner 4 months ago | 69 comments

Mystery in the Moon(engelsbergideas.com)

9 points by benbreen 1 year ago | 3 comments

Art of the Hedgerow(engelsbergideas.com)

5 points by royalroad 1 year ago | 0 comments

How private intelligence companies became the new spymasters(engelsbergideas.com)

75 points by dsr12 2 years ago | 21 comments

A Little History of the Anchovy(engelsbergideas.com)

59 points by samclemens 2 years ago | 25 comments