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The Roots of a Radical
The Roots of a Radical
When George Eliot looked at the reforming spirit of the 1860s, it reminded her of an episode from her childhood and the violence of an…
Mike Noble
Aug 27
The Life of Kalulu
The Life of Kalulu
The boy Kalulu was presented to nineteenth century audiences as an exotic curiosity from an undiscovered world but he — and his life — was…
Mike Noble
Aug 20
The Lore of the Playground
The Lore of the Playground
Children have formed, and continue to form, their own rich culture of folk traditions. A pair of researchers in the 1950s captured this…
Mike Noble
Aug 13
On Looking into the Oldest Eyes
On Looking into the Oldest Eyes
The advent of photography allowed us to capture the world around us. For a brief period, we were able to capture a world before photography…
Mike Noble
Aug 6
On the Feast of Saint Monday
On the Feast of Saint Monday
Dreading the return of the working week is a behaviour with a long tradition. The same is true of the response. Here we observe the…
Mike Noble
Jul 30
Poetry in Stone
Poetry in Stone
An unusual sample in an electronic album leads to a trail to 15th century France and back again.
Mike Noble
Jul 23
Moeriscus Opens a Gate
Moeriscus Opens a Gate
Enduring a brutal siege proved too much for one man in ancient Sicily, and the offer to end it too tempting. All he had to do was open a…
Mike Noble
Jul 16
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