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Ellery Weil

Ellery Weil, PhD, is a historian and writer. She holds her doctorate from University College London, where she studied Jewish women's activism at the turn of the twentieth century. She loves a good secret place--in her town, in a story, in history.

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Racism and Sexism Claims Shake a Modern Fantasy Village

In North America's largest medieval-style town, it’s not just architecture that needs some 21st-century renovation.

November 13, 2024

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Racism and Sexism Claims Shake a Modern Fantasy Village

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Trips Highlight

Iceland in Winter: Northern Lights & Geothermal Marvels

NEW - Southern Italy: Castles, Caves & Coastal Treasures in Puglia

Upcoming Experiences

Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: Frankenstein

Antiques and Their Afterlives: Holiday Gift Guide

Upcoming Courses

The Table as Canvas: Designing a Bizarro Dinner Party With Jen Monroe

Writing the Food Memoir: A Workshop With Gina Rae La Cerva

Making Scents: Experimental Perfumery With Saskia Wilson-Brown

A Cup of Yuletide Fear: Monsters of the Holiday Season With Cory Hutcheson

Altered States & Expanding Horizons: Exploring the Legacy of Esalen

Latest Places

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Collection

Il-Gardjola Guard Tower

Computer und Gaming Museum Wien

Merka Red Dunes

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Latest Places to Eat & Drink

Grand Brasserie

Inari Soba Mansei

Chef Boyardee Statue

Sarajevo ‘84

Thai-Islam Phochana

Most Recent Stories

The 'Mushroom Color Atlas' Captures the Palette and Potential of Fungi

Long Seen as Omens, Comets Do Tell Us Something About Ourselves

11 Niche Gifts for Your Unconventional Loved Ones

Art Detective Arthur Brand Is Like Indiana Jones but With a More Elegant Wardrobe

Ellery Weil

Racism and Sexism Claims Shake a Modern Fantasy Village