Portraits of an American community of colour
c. 1904 Portrait of the Thomas A. and Margaret Dillon Family. Virginia-born coachman Thomas A. Dillon and his wife, Margaret, a domestic...
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The Literary Club formed by CS Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, otherwise known as 'The Inklings'
If you could name a writing group what better name than 'The Inklings'? That's what an informal group of writers that included C.S. Lewis...
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When Elizabeth Taylor introduced David Bowie to John Lennon
If you had to pinpoint the two most iconic figures from the history of British music, chances are the answer you would be met with is...
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The Bloody Attempt to Kidnap Princess Anne
Around 8 p.m. on a March 20, 1974, Princess Anne and her husband of four months were heading towards Buckingham Palace after attending a...
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The Glorious Yet Now Abandoned Constanța Casino
In 1903, local Romanian politicians agreed that it was time for the city of Constanța to have a modern casino, "...like those which...
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Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter to the Future Must Be Taken Seriously Today.
In 1988, Kurt Vonnegut wrote his famous Letter to the Future and addressed it to Ladies & Gentlemen of A.D. 2088. In it, Vonnegut...
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Meet The African Chief That Leads a Double Life In Germany
Céphas Bansah works as a self-employed car mechanic in the German town of Ludwigshafen. But in his spare time, he oversees the...
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The Berlin Wall - Before And After
The Berlin Wall, in its existence as much as in its demise, was a symbol. Dividing East and West Germany for close to 30 years, the...
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An Extraordinary Map of Battle Death-"Body Density Maps", 1918
At first glance this detailed and dense map looks foreboding and somehow off-putting--at least for me, and that was before I understood...
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Rubber Soul - After All These Years
Paul McCartney heard from a man in the United States referring to Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones as "good, but plastic soul"....
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Marie Antoinette: The True Story Of The Controversial Teen Queen Of France
Crowned when she was only 18, Marie Antoinette was reviled for buying gowns and diamonds while her kingdom starved. But how much of her...
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