Dorset Polar Bear Effigies
The Dorset people were a mysterious group of hunter-gathers that roamed the Canadian Arctic between 500 BC and AD 1000. Named after Cape Dorset, where their artifacts were first discovered,...
How Living In A Library Gave One Man ‘The Thirst Of Learning’
When he was young, Ronald Clark lived in the library. Literally. Clark: You see, decades ago, custodians who worked in the New York Public Library often lived in the buildings...
Novelist Amy TanRevisitsThe Roots Of Her Writing Career
Growing up as a first-generation Chinese-American in Northern California, novelist Amy Tan found herself pulled by two different notions of fate. Her mother was guided by beliefs in curses and...
A City of the Future, Digital Dreamin Toronto
A city of the future, digital dream, has found its first home in Toronto. Sidewalk Labs LLC, the urban innovation unit of Page’s Alphabet Inc., and Waterfront Toronto plan to...
How small businesses can survive and thrive in disruptive times
Colour film, typewriters and videocassette recorders – those are just three cutting-edge products obliterated by disruptive technologies. Yet the march of disruption goes on, and the genius of successful small...
The World’s Natural Wonders – in Picture
Stunning images of incredible landscapes inspire a strong desire to travel in DK Publishing’sNatural Wonders of the World but this new book, with an introduction by Chris Packham, also features...
Oxford aims to cut air pollution with car ban in zero emissions zone
Polluting vehicles could be banned from Oxford city centre under plans to bring in what officials believe would be the world’s first zero emissions zone. The proposals aim to slash air...
Athena Parthenos
In 438 BC, Athenian statesman Pericles commissioned master sculptor Pheidias to build the Athena Parthenos in honour of the city’s patron deity. At 11.5 meters (37.7 ft) tall, the statue...
James McBride Says Fiction Writing Allows Him More Freedom
We are marveled at your ability to reinvent yourself. You are an accomplished musician and a well-known writer. How do you manage to combine all that? McBride:Music helpswrite. The world...
Loving Vincent: How the world’s first fully-painted feature film took six years to make
If the word “unique” is overused, particularly when it comes to film journalism, it can genuinely be applied to Loving Vincent. But what makes Loving Vincent unique? Using 130 of Van Gogh’s paintings,...
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Discovering the wonders of Badlands National Park, SD
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Honoring the Best in Innovation and Innovators: the 36th Edison Awards in Fort Myers, FL
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“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
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Announcing the recipients of the 2023 St. Louis Titan 100
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“I’m concerned about the future of the world’s wildlife and agricultural land”: Joan Bybee, owner of the Mesteño Draw Ranch.
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Citizens in Atlanta saw art as a great refining influence upon people: Art in Atlanta at the period of its height (1930s – early 1940s)
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“All I want to do is have a stable job so that when my parents need my help, I can do it.”
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Service with a personal touch is the most important factor for pharmacist Tyson Mullen from Ulysses, KS
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Hobby is a perfect way to bring a pleasant revival into our life
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A teen needs to be loved and accepted to feel secure and confident in the world
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Long Work days May Be Bad for Your Heart
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Should We Be Buying Iodized Salt?
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Euro zone business growth solid in July – PMI
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THE MARIINSKY BALLET OPENS ITS NEW SEASON WITH DON QUIXOTE, 24 JULY
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Time is running out for seniors to get a lifetime pass to US national parks for just $10
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The world’s best airline has been announced for 2017
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Researchers Discover How To Enhance Memories During Sleep… By Triggering Brain Waves
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Artist Hugo Wilson on Myths, Human Nature, and Why Painting Matters.
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Oxford University Is Older Than the Aztecs
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Specialized Foster Care Open House
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Is it possible to avoid screens?
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Investing in cryptocurrency is risky
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Winners Announced in 14th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business
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May Christmas soften our hearts and make us more compassionate
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“Lady Bird” – a love letter of a difficult teen
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Everywhere I look in my home makes me happy: Tales of the unexpected
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Winter Olympics Gold and Silver
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He works wonders with the sound of water
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Marvellous Rio de Janeiro
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Nature generously serves people: world-known European spa resorts
