Every generation builds new infrastructure to do the same thing: give the culture the right conditions, then get out of the way. The sourdough keeper and fermentation controller are the latest iteration in a very long line.
Zefferelli is remembered for his films and operas.
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The eminent historian died last week.
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Samuel Adams sets his sights on Tory lackeys.
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The Feast of the Ass was a medieval Christian celebration held on January 14, honoring the donkey that carried the Holy Family into Egypt. A girl and a child riding a real donkey would be led through town to the church, where the animal stood beside the altar during the sermon. — Read the rest
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In 1977, former beauty queen Joyce McKinney kidnapped a Mormon missionary, chained him to a bed in Devon, and fled Britain before trial. The full story of the Manacled Mormon case.
Boy George celebrates his 65th birthday today.
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In a special edition of Closing Argument, Jamiles Lartey reflects on the region as the nation’s 250th celebration approaches.
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John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill — nicknamed "Fighting Jack" and "Mad Jack" — fought through the entire Second World War armed with a Scottish broadsword, a longbow, and a set of bagpipes. He graduated from Sandhurst in 1926, left the army a decade later to work as a newspaper editor and film extra, then re-enlisted when Germany invaded Poland in 1939. — Read the rest
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In the West many long-stable electoral patterns are disappearing. Centrist political parties have eroded in Germany, France, the UK, and elsewhere, and are being supplanted by polarized right- and left-wing groups. The UK now has at least five parties that have some real claim to voters’ allegiances.
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The emergence of an animated lesbian pony upset conservative commentators across Australia.
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At the end of a long day, a metal detector enthusiast in England unearthed a 16th-century ring with eight diamonds. Stuart Jones uncovered the stunning “once in a lifetime find” in the village of Wormington, Gloucestershire. “When I recovered the ring, I was absolutely overwhelmed with joy. I was over the moon. “Everyone around me […]
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Submitted by Linda Pellerin Cass Jones On Oct. 18, 1929 women were recognized as “persons” for the first time under the Canadian Constitution. However, women in Quebec had to wait…
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From a dispute over taxes to a fight for the soul of a nation — the American Revolution begins here.
In 1763, Britain stands at the peak of its power, master of a global empire. Yet within a decade, some of its most prosperous colonies will be in open revolt. Our documentary covers the road to America's Declaration of Independence — from the first stirrings of colonial defiance to the moment the…
What counts as portable is somewhat a matter of opinion, especially over the years. [Helge Fykse] has a portable spy radio of Swedish origin. For its time, it was considered …read more
Busby Berkeley created Hollywood's greatest spectacles using hundreds of anonymous women. He also killed two people in a drunk driving crash and was acquitted three times. The real story.
From a clerk to an actor, from an actor to a star, from a star to an icon, from an icon to a screen legend This year, Uttam Kumar would have turned 100 if he had survived. He lived a life far longer than most, and he passed away 46 years ago. He was born […]
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The skies over New York City turned red, white, and blue on Tuesday as France launched Mission #Liberté250 to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary—and to honor the enduring alliance between sister nations. The flyover by the French Air Force’s precision aerobatics team—the Patrouille de France—kicks off a historic month-long tour along the East Coast in a […]
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The history of labor in the region gets shouted down by corporations.
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"Free Hawaii," from what? To answer that, we have to talk about how a Hawaii went from being a collection of warring island kingdoms to an internationally recognized constitutional monarchy.
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While shopping for groceries in Estonia, customers at the Viimsi Shopping Center in the town of Haabneeme can come face-to-face with a piece of ancient history: this gigantic Ice Age boulder estimated to be around 10,000 years old. The stone was uncovered during excavation work for the building's foundation and presented developers with an unusual challenge. — Read the rest
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