.... they got a crew of historians to make the cases for various candidates for "Greatest Explorer" -- and launched an online votethingee so you can pick your own candidate.
Also in the new issue, Charlotte Gray on why televised history sucks, McGoogan on McLuhan, Vancouver Island separatism,and the pre-Christmas book buyers guide. My column this time is on the (lively) state of medical history.
Speaking of contests, Keith Mercer is saluting Movember by seeking out some spectacular moustaches from history. Help him out here. (The guys above might qualify.)
