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October 30, 2013
Each generation faces death in its own way, and while the skeleton’s hollow-eyed gaze and mocking perma-smile have remained constant across time, humans have pulled a range of faces in response, ranging from the reverent to the ridiculous.
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October 15, 2013
The explorer wanted to be buried in the New World, but Spain felt differently. Now the remains of Columbus may lie on both continents.
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October 01, 2013
The who, when, why, where, and how of government shutdowns.
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September 25, 2013
Of all the dangers that could befall a sailor, scurvy is perhaps the most frightening.
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September 12, 2013
In Jacobean England, bringing sea pirates to the stage was harder than bringing them to justice.
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August 30, 2013
Micronations like Sealand represent the eternal human desire to be free of all rules except the ones made for one’s self.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2013
Mack Sennett anticipates Hollywood’s taste for window dressing.
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August 09, 2013
The turn-of-the-century origins of shark hysteria.
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August 08, 2013
Sea travel became a more prominent part of a woman’s life in the nineteenth century, but was it an acceptable place for a lady?
Read More2023:
Fitness instructor carves his girlfriend’s name into the Colosseum.
c. 1850:
Thompson of Sunderland makes his mark on Pompey’s pillar.
2023:
Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
c. 1945:
Young communists engage in party matchmaking.