Arts & Culture
The Real Reason Hotel Rooms Have Bibles
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Arts & CultureArticle28The Rise and Fall of Variety Shows
While they’re rarely seen today, variety shows, with a genial host introducing an eclectic array of singers, comedians, jugglers, and the like, were once among the most popular displays on…
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Arts & CultureFact3William Shakespeare invented the name Jessica.
William Shakespeare wrote dozens of plays — at least 36, by most counts — and coined nearly as many phrases that are still in use. We wouldn’t call things we…
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Arts & CultureArticle11The Most Expensive Object Ever Stolen
Theft has long been a part of the human experience. Examples of its prevalence can even be found in ancient mythology: Prometheus stole fire from the gods; Odysseus and Diomedes…
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Arts & CultureFact3There was a ‘wheelbarrow craze’ in the 19th century.
The first thing you need to know in order to understand Victorian England’s “wheelbarrow craze” is that pedestrianism, or competitive walking, was all the rage in the U.S. and U.K.…






