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The Obsession of Oskar Kokoschka: Alma Mahler, Love Letters, and the Life-Size Doll
When Oskar Kokoschka fell for Alma Mahler, he didn’t just fall, he practically unravelled. The young Viennese artist’s passion for the...
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A Supercut of Buster Keaton’s Daring DIY Stunts–and Keaton’s 5 Rules of Comic Storytelling
Long before CGI explosions and green screens, Buster Keaton was flinging himself off buildings, leaping onto moving trains, and surviving...
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Bad Luck, Starvation and Cannibalism. The Story Of The Donner Party And Their Doomed Journey.
James and Margret Reed “Are you men from California, or do you come from Heaven?” These were the stunned words of an emaciated Mrs...
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The Remarkable and Slightly Bonkers Saga of Jackie Chan’s Parents: Charles and Lee-Lee Chan
Before Jackie Chan jumped off buildings for a living, his parents dodged bullets, smuggled linen, flirted with espionage, and argued over...
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The Night Witches: How Soviet Women in Wooden Biplanes Became a Nightmare For The Nazis
In the frozen darkness above the Eastern Front during the Second World War, German soldiers faced many fears. But one of the most...
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Hal Blaine: Possibly The Most Recorded Musician In History
Before stadium tours, before MTV, and long before digital sampling made it possible to fake a perfect drumbeat, one man played the real...
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