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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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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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Destino: When Salvador Dalà Met Walt Disney and the World Got Weird (Eventually)
It sounds like the setup for a surrealist joke: Salvador Dalà walks into a party and meets Walt Disney. But what happened next wasn’t a...
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When a Hiroshima Survivor Met the Co-Pilot of the Enola Gay on Live TV
In May 1955, Kiyoshi Tanimoto—a Methodist minister and Hiroshima survivor—arrived at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood under the...
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The Gospel According to Carlisle: When Joseph Thompson Sold Mary for 20 Bob and a Newfoundland Dog
In the great ledger of British history—wedged somewhere between the invention of the lawnmower and the founding of the Temperance...
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