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Hardtack and Hard Times
Each year on ANZAC Day, Australians pause to remember the sacrifice of soldiers past and present. We think of the thunder of artillery,...


How Steel Shaped Civilizations
In Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel , he argues that civilizations rise and fall based on their access to key resources -...


The Sound of a Knife
If I ask you to think about the sound of a knife, odds are your mind jumps straight to that unmistakable metallic screech—the kind that...


Thriving in the face of censorship
Every business faces challenges, but for knife makers, censorship is a unique and constant battle. Despite crafting tools built on...


SMITH, What's in a name
Why is Smith such a common English last name when it seems like it would have been a relatively uncommon profession, with most places...


The Pizza Effect: How Cultures Borrow, Transform, and Re-Export Cultural Heritage
In today’s interconnected world, cultural exchange is both a source of inspiration and evolution. One of the most fascinating outcomes of...
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