Thrill to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's chilling tale of betrayal, redemption and the albatross, illustrated with Gustave Doré's astonishing engravings.
The Renaissance Image of the Ideal Woman
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Twelve noted photographers respond in images to areas designated by the Nature Conservancy as Last Great Places
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Uncovered a Shakespeare elegy, confirmed Ted Kaczynski wrote the Unabomb Manifesto and identified Eric Rudolph as a suspect in the 1996 bombing
Horn & Hardart gave big city Americans a taste of good fast food in its chrome-and-glass restaurants
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Adventure photographer Peter McBride tells what it was like to shoot whirlpools while hanging from a ship's radio antenna.
Curl up under a blanket and enjoy these whirlpool-inspired excerpts from works by Poe, Verne, Homer and others. Hot chocolate is recommended.
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At every chance the gods throw up mighty obstacles to prevent him from getting home even as the Lady Circe gives him the advice he needs to survive
In the $12 billion business expo industry, Las Vegas Comdex is the premier attraction
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Proverbs in the asafo flags of Ghana
Gilbert Stuart and the Creation of an Icon
Bewitching her admirers around the world, Sarah Bernhardt dazzled audiences as she pioneered the cult of celebrity
Versailles' labyrinth, which we've reconstructed for your virtual pleasure.
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Couturiere and courtesan, Coco made her own rules as she freed women from old fussy, frilly fashions
Advances in production, energy efficiency and methods of construction have enabled glass to rise to new heights and assume unexpected forms
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