Swifts and jackdaws gathered money, contracts, and letters to build their nests—and preserved a slice of life from 200 years ago.
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Swifts and jackdaws gathered money, contracts, and letters to build their nests—and preserved a slice of life from 200 years ago.
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Despite all the hype about how it has connected the world, the web is more insular than you might think.
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Will the saplings we plant during National Tree Week’s 40th anniversary grow to have such amazing stories to tell as these magnificent specimens?
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People who have been persecuted because of their sexuality are facing Home Office officials who refuse to believe them, use explicit questioning and make stereotyped assumptions. Article by Debora Singer.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto began his career in 1976 as a photographer and his conceptual works were critically acclaimed around the world. In recent years, he has expanded his field of work to sculpture, architecture, and traditional performing arts solidifying his position as one of Japan’s premiere contemporary artists. Sugimoto is currently working with bunraku puppetry, a type of traditional Japanese entertainment.
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These books encourage reading by doubling as subway tickets. Article by Danny Lewis.
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Though overshadowed by her famous son, Lady Jane Wilde was a force to be reckoned with. Article by Caroline Wazer.
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American explorer Richard Byrd and three companions make the first flight over the South Pole, flying from their base on the Ross Ice Shelf to the pole and back in 18 hours and 41 minutes.
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Famed children’s author pens poignant, sublime tales from her own impoverished childhood.
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William Barton, a Kalkadoon man, one of the greatest living players of the didgeridoo plays a Peter Sculthorpe composition with the Australian Youth Orchestra.
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