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Daniel Libeskind's Secret Museum of the Kurds
Bloomberg Businessweek

Daniel Libeskind's Secret Museum of the Kurds

​The architect of the World Trade Center master plan reveals his design for a museum in northern Iraq.

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7 mins  |
April 11 - April 24, 2016
Portrait Art - Capturing the Human Canvas
Shutterbug

Portrait Art - Capturing the Human Canvas

Art Wolfe captures the human canvas.

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7 mins  |
March 2016
10 Viral Sensations On Life After Internet Fame
New York magazine

10 Viral Sensations On Life After Internet Fame

Living, breathing memes, long after the clicks have subsided.

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10+ mins  |
November 30- December 13, 2015
The Unprecedented Garth Risk Hallberg
New York magazine

The Unprecedented Garth Risk Hallberg

City On Fire, a debut novel, generated a headline-making $2 million bidding war. Which means quite a lot is riding on its 36-year-old author. Believe it or not, hes chasing even bigger things.

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10+ mins  |
October 5–18, 2015
Times Square: The City's Id, Now And Always
New York magazine

Times Square: The City's Id, Now And Always

Along with fake Buddhist monks, selfie-taking tourists, aggressive Elmos and other modern hustlers: Times Square in the de Blasio era.

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10+ mins  |
October 5–18, 2015
Are You A Victim Of Laptop Sexism?
Marie Claire - UK

Are You A Victim Of Laptop Sexism?

The answer is yes, even if you dont realise it. From Twitter trolls to (supposedly unisex) apps, Caroline Criado-Perez reports on how misogyny is pervading the net and finding more ways to shut women up.

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7 mins  |
October 2015
The Schism of Youth Scouting Programs in America
Backpacker

The Schism of Youth Scouting Programs in America

When the Boy Scouts decided to admit openly gay youths in 2013, a group of dissenting leaders struck out on their own and formed Trail Life USA, an "unapologetically Christian"scouting organization. The schism raised a question: Is there a right way to get kids outdoors?

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10+ mins  |
September 2015
Saving Nero's Fabled Pleasure Palace
Archaeology

Saving Nero's Fabled Pleasure Palace

How archaeologists are saving Nero's fabled pleasure palace.

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9 mins  |
September/October 2015
Adding Up the Royal British Riches
Bloomberg Businessweek

Adding Up the Royal British Riches

 Queen Elizabeths wealth comes from investments, property, pigeons, and stamps. 

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3 mins  |
September 14 - September 20, 2015
The Ideas Of The Year 2015
The Atlantic

The Ideas Of The Year 2015

A guide to the intellectual trends that, for better or worse, are informing our national conversation and shaping our lives.

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10+ mins  |
July - August 2015
The Family Feud That Almost Killed Mardi Gras
Inc.

The Family Feud That Almost Killed Mardi Gras

For decades, New Orleans's legendary Blaine Kern ran the company that makes the grandest Mardi Gras floats. Then it came time for the next generation to take over.

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10+ mins  |
July/August 2015
THE FIRST AMERICANS
All About History UK

THE FIRST AMERICANS

Discover indigenous life before the colonists landed

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10+ mins  |
Issue 152
LIFE AS AS A GODDESS
All About History UK

LIFE AS AS A GODDESS

Jasmine Elmer uncovers the complexity and darker sides of ancient deities and delivers history with soul

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9 mins  |
Issue 152
STALIN HAD CONTINUED WEST AFTER BERLIN?
All About History UK

STALIN HAD CONTINUED WEST AFTER BERLIN?

Having used the Allies for his own ends, the Soviet dictator plots to overthrow the rest of Europe

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6 mins  |
Issue 152
TUDOR FASHION TIPS
All About History UK

TUDOR FASHION TIPS

From farthingales and ruffs to codpieces, ten ways to achieve the styles of the Tudor court

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9 mins  |
Issue 152
The Making of JAPAN
All About History UK

The Making of JAPAN

The rise of imperial power and a flourishing of the arts and culture in the Land of the Rising Sun can be traced back to the Asuka period

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9 mins  |
Issue 152
STARS BEHIND THE BARS
All About History UK

STARS BEHIND THE BARS

Ten iconic celebrity mugshots and the stories behind them

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9 mins  |
Issue 152
THE LAVENDER SCARE
All About History UK

THE LAVENDER SCARE

How a national fear of communism led to the American government outing and firing thousands of gay and lesbian workers

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6 mins  |
Issue 152
THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE
All About History UK

THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

ATLANTIC OCEAN, 400 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF USHANT 28 MAY - 1 JUNE 1794

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10 mins  |
Issue 152
THE FALL OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
All About History UK

THE FALL OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

How military errors and a failure to modernise helped to bring down the tsars

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6 mins  |
Issue 150
FEMALE PHYSICIANS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
All About History UK

FEMALE PHYSICIANS OF THE MIDDLE AGES

Determined to make a difference despite the male dominance of the medical world, these pioneering women overcame numerous obstacles in their efforts to aid the infirm

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6 mins  |
Issue 150
SIEGE OF TOULON
All About History UK

SIEGE OF TOULON

TOULON, FRENCH REPUBLIC SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 1793

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10 mins  |
Issue 150
A HISTORY OF FEASTING
All About History UK

A HISTORY OF FEASTING

Brian Hayden explains the social, political and cultural importance of these grand occasions

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4 mins  |
Issue 150
"EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE DAVID, NOBODY WANTS TO BE GOLIATH"
All About History UK

"EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE DAVID, NOBODY WANTS TO BE GOLIATH"

Author Terry Deary discusses his career, writing history, the success of Horrible Histories and his new book

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10+ mins  |
Issue 150
“lo Saturnalia!"
All About History UK

“lo Saturnalia!"

What was the 'Roman Christmas\"?

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10 mins  |
Issue 150
REDISCOVERING THE FORGOTTEN LIVES OF QUEER MEN
All About History UK

REDISCOVERING THE FORGOTTEN LIVES OF QUEER MEN

We speak to the editor of a groundbreaking new collection that uncovers what life was like for gay men when homosexuality was illegal in Britain

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9 mins  |
Issue 150
VICTORIAN UNDERWORLD
All About History UK

VICTORIAN UNDERWORLD

Discover the gangs that lurked down the dark alleys of 19th century Britain

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10+ mins  |
Issue 150
In the Best Possible Taste
Best of British

In the Best Possible Taste

Derek Lamb remembers the wireless wizardry of Kenny Everett

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6 mins  |
December 2024
Animal Magic
Best of British

Animal Magic

Hilary Middleton recalls a children's author whose tales are still enjoyed today

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5 mins  |
December 2024
BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER
Best of British

BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER

BoB's very own Time Lord prepares for an alternative to panto, recalls his early reading choices and having his scenes cut from two cutting edge comedies

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2 mins  |
December 2024