August 14, 2019
The Power of Speaking Polari
A secret language helped build a queer community in postwar Britain.
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Everything’s Coming Up Agrippina
Untangling the gossip that defined a Roman empress for centuries.
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July 29, 2019
“Old Paris Is No More”
Baron Haussmann wanted to build a barricade-proof city, but the people he displaced defied his plans.
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Monumental Mistakes
2023:
Fitness instructor carves his girlfriend’s name into the Colosseum.
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Thompson of Sunderland makes his mark on Pompey’s pillar.
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Revolutionary Lovebirds
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Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
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Young communists engage in party matchmaking.