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Test Yourself on These Books Set in U.S. State Capital Cities

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:00:13 +0000

If you still remember the 50 U.S. state capital cities from memorizing them in school, you’ll do well on this week’s literary quiz.


El golfo de México ahora es el golfo de América en Google Maps

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:57:34 +0000

Los usuarios en México no verán el cambio, pero fuera del país los usuarios internacionales verán ambos nombres, informó Google.


Google Maps Renames Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America for U.S. Users

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 02:20:59 +0000

People in Mexico will still see the name Gulf of Mexico, with international users seeing both names, Google said. The change follows an executive order from President Trump.


Golfo de América y golfo de México: cómo Google Maps abordará el nombre

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:26:16 +0000

La empresa dijo que seguiría al gobierno de Trump en el cambio de nombre del golfo de México una vez que se actualice el nuevo nombre en fuentes gubernamentales.


How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:28:03 +0000

Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.


Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:19:00 +0000

She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”


Major Events in 2025

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:33:39 +0000

Planning your calendar for next year? Here are some events to look out for.


Alice Hudson, Librarian Who Built a Trove of Historic Maps, Dies at 77

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:29:33 +0000

She transformed the New York Public Library’s collection of charts and atlases into one of the world’s largest and most accessible resources.


Book Review: ‘Four Points of the Compass,’ by Jerry Brotton

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:04:53 +0000

In “Four Points of the Compass,” Jerry Brotton explores the disorienting, dizzying history of our relationship to direction.


How Red and Blue America Shop, Eat and Live

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:16:12 +0000

Politics map onto our everyday life in surprising ways, a data set of millions of places shows.