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Realistic Psychopaths In Film: Psychiatrists Give Their Verdict On Who Was The Most Accurate.
A 2014 study in the Journal of Forensic Sciences had psychiatrists watch 400 films to find cinema's most realistic psychopaths. Hannibal Lecter didn't make the cut. Here's who did.


Le Nu Esthétique: The French Magazine That Helped Invent Artistic Nude Photography
In 1902, Émile Bayard launched Le Nu esthétique, the world's first nude photography magazine. Dedicated to Bouguereau and prefaced by Gérôme, it lasted five years before moral crusaders shut it down.


Pushball: The Forgotten Sport That Used a Ball the Size of a Small Elephant
In the early 1900s, pushball had Harvard, the British military, and crowds of thousands in its grip. A six-foot ball, two teams, and thirty years of glorious chaos. The full story.
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