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'Our Island Stories: Country Walks Through Colonial Britain' reveals fascinating connections between colonial history and British rural life – but it isn't expected to go down well with everyone
"President Biden’s comments contribute and are a testament to the broader misunderstanding and this fantasization from the West about cannibalism in Papua New Guinea."
The surprising relationship between age and success in rebellions.
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A 19th-century tale of hermaphrodite flowers, Charles Darwin, and women’s right to vote.
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John Mitchinson explores why are we so fascinated by the odious, uncancellable, Mr Punch
I’ve posted a few times over the years about a trip I made with my partner to Leipzig in East Germany back in 1984, and I confess that the now-defunct country retains a kind of fascination for me. My rather banal judgement then and now is that the country, though marked by annoying shortages and […]
If you want to know what it takes to succeed in science, head to the Nobel Prize ceremony.
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Here’s a hint: He didn’t eat processed foods and sugar.
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David Gibbins on his 3 greatest revelations while writing A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks.
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