Maintaining the illusory story of what Britain was is integral to the illusion of what Britain is – and the maintenance of political and economic hegemony, writes MP Clive Lewis
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AC Grayling explores the factors that have driven the rise of 'illiberal democracy’
Charles I’s neck bone, Queen Victoria’s armpit, and other fabulously gruesome medical tales.
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An inventor, a bird, and a plan to connect all the minds in the world.
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What is taking place in Gaza now is but an episode, a traumatic and a defining one, but nonetheless, a mere chapter in the history of a people who proved to be as durable and resilient as history itself.
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Three museums in Hong Kong help us understand the complexity of Hong Kong’s past and future and highlight the importance of Asia literacy in Australia. On a recent visit to Hong Kong, I was able to see the new M+ Museum of Visual Culture, open at last in the West Kowloon Cultural District even as Continue reading »
John Mitchinson reflects on why the life of Saint Cuthbert still has important things to teach us
The crafting of 'ceasefire' marches as a transgression of Remembrance Sunday looks like a throwback to a top-down colonial mindset, argues Suriyah Bi
Photos from the Mütter Museum’s newly searchable collection.
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Photographs taken from before terrorists destroyed the site are helping researchers digitally resurrect it.
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