Metropolis at 90: The Enduring Legacy of a Pop Modernist Dystopia. Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction epic is more popular now than it’s ever been.
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‘Comfort Women’: The Past and Present of Japan’s Forced WWII Prostitutes. It’s still a sore subject officials would rather not confront.
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La La Land Tops An Unusual Batch of BAFTA Nominees. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts award winners will be announced February 12.
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Have you ever seen an owl without its feathers? You’d never recognize it, unlike these hairless animals.
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Astronaut Shares Breathtaking Photo Of The Rocky Mountains From Space. The peaks are peeking through the clouds.
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Jesuits, the World’s First Diplomats. They negotiated with the power of the Catholic Church, and Latin.
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Pampered pets: The cushy lives of Sunny and Bo Obama. The only job better than being a beloved family pet is to be a beloved family pet in the White House.
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16 Fun Facts About The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams’ magnum opus is a treasure trove of trivia.
January 11, 2017 – 5:00am