In today’s age of political division you will occasionally hear a politician offering to “extend an olive branch” to the opposition. This symbolic act of making peace with an olive branch goes back th...

With her wings, monstrous face and venomous snakes for hair, Medusa's appearance was so frightening it turned anyone who gazed upon it to stone. The story of Medusa is a chilling one. Greek mythology ...

The Nuestra Senora de Atocha, meaning “Our Lady of Atocha” named after a holy shrine in Madrid, is without doubt one of the most famous shipwrecks in history. Beginning in the late 1500’s and extendin...

Have you ever noticed that the most extreme conditions often produce the most extreme beauty? Whether it is an author crafting a story, a composer giving life to his magnus opus, or a painter capturin...

The internet is full of speculation about the value of “bitcoins”, the so-called whole world currency. These bloggers might be surprised to learn that the world had a universally recognized coin over ...

One of our goals at Ferber's is to bring you unique jewelry from every corner of the world. One of the artisans that we have developed a relationship with is Michal Kirat. Michal was kind enough to sh...

Some of the most beautiful jewels in the world are classified as organic gemstones. As the name implies, these gemstones come from living organisms, as opposed to minerals. The most common examples ar...

Chariot racing was the most popular sport in ancient Greece and Rome. It is hard to imagine that 2,000 years ago as many as 250,000 people would gather in the Circus Maximus in Rome to watch chariot r...