When imagining a picturesque medieval landscape, it’s nearly impossible not to also visualize a castle somewhere in the background. And while it’s…
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The theory that the moon landings were hoaxed by the US government to assert their victory in the space race over Russia,…
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The visual arts have gotten a bad rap of late. A tradition starting with Duchamp’s graffitied urinal has led to a procession…
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From Ancient Egypt to the Classical era to the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, non-heteronormativity has long been a fact of…
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Would you like to read the good news or bad news first? The bad news is that millennia of warfare, death, and…
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Okay: you have anticipated the crisis well by stocking up on water, canned goods and ammunition in case of an emergency. Your…
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The people on this list all have one thing in common: They love (loved) making movies. Seeing the world through a different…
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Lost cities have long been the subject of fascination. Places like Atlantis, El Dorado, or the Lost City Of Z have stirred…
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Death is one of life’s great constants, but not all corpses end up in a tomb or urn on the mantelpiece. Whether…
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Posthumous albums are one of pop culture’s most enduring mysteries. With the artist gone but not forgotten, we’ll never know whether these…