Blubber Bath: When Dead Whale Carcasses Were Used as Health Cures
Time spent sewn up in a whale wasn’t the only curious historical treatment for rheumatism. Elixirs of dubious origin promised ...
Globalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves.
The world was just as intertwined 100 years ago, and its unraveling was a disaster. Can we avoid the same outcome?
Revealed: The real scandalous reason Prince Eddy, Duke of Clarence was known as 'Collar and Cuffs'
He was the eldest son of King Edward VII and was always poised to take the crown. But Prince Eddy, Duke of Clarence, didn't ...
From the Farm: Creamy ‘a la king’ recipes have an uncertain kitchen history origin
Growing up, I recall our mom Peggy kept a busy schedule balancing running a household, raising five kids and an active social ...
'The forgotten Monet': How masterful paintings by the artist's stepdaughter are finally getting recognition
Blanche Hoschedé-Monet has barely been acknowledged in art history. But not only did she help her stepfather Claude, she ...
Emma Donoghue: ‘In Ireland we start with the slagging. That is something I really treasure’
The writer discusses her first musical, being ‘a particularly bad extra’ and how Ireland, New York, Paris and Canada have ...
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The British Press
Even those newspapers which are printed only in London, therefore, can be laid on the breakfast ... They were said to have been "Americanized" partly because in the decade following 1890 a number of ...
Larry Fink's 2025 Annual Chairman's Letter To Investors
BlackRock's recently posted CEO Larry Fink’s 2025 Annual Chairman’s Letter to Investors. Click here to read the full fund ...
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April Fools' Day: What your great, great-grandparents would have seen
The quest to prank, punk or trick others takes centre stage Tuesday — April Fools’ Day! It’s a strange tradition that dates back hundreds of years.