My Favorite Articles This Week (12/20/20)

Mesmerizing, yes, and also tense

Why Is Napoleon Bonaparte Always Depicted With His Hand In His Coat? is historically interesting, and reminds me of the big portrait of our town’s namesake that hung in the student commons of Napoleon High School

A Weapons Master Explains How Armor Takes On Character Traits, And Rates Famous Medieval Scenes. I tend to enjoy this series where experts rate what they see in movies.

Why This Color Doesn’t Actually Exist will make you think differently about what we can and can’t see, even when we do