Arts & Culture
5 Things Movies Get Wrong About the Medieval Era
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Arts & CultureArticle18Why Do We Call It ‘History’?
The modern English word “history” comes partly from the Latin historia and partly from the French storie (or estoire), but those terms both trace their roots back to the same…
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Arts & CultureFact3Theaters used to hire audience members to clap, laugh, and cry.
A public performance can be stressful for the actor, singer, or orator tasked with delivering the goods, not to mention the behind-the-scenes author of the creative endeavor. So it should…
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Arts & CultureArticle1037 Types of Furniture You Never See Anymore
Furniture isn’t just about form and function — it’s a reflection of how we live. As technology evolves and lifestyles shift, pieces that were once considered household essentials can quietly…
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Arts & CultureArticle89Why Babies in Medieval Paintings Look So Weird
Spend any time gazing at medieval European paintings, and one question tends to emerge: What is going on with those babies? Far from the sweet, chubby cherubs we might expect…








