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Explosive rat model on display with diagrams and documents, showcasing Britain's WW2 sabotage tactics. Text: The Explosive Rat and Britain's Most Ingenious WW2 Sabotage Devices.

The Explosive Rat and Britain’s Most Ingenious WW2 Sabotage Devices

During World War Two, British saboteurs hid explosives in coal, wine bottles, and even dead rats. The explosive rat never detonated, but it caused panic across Nazi Europe. A strange story of fear, psychology, and wartime ingenuity.

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Hans Eijkelboom’s 1977 project With My Family saw him replace absent fathers in real family portraits. The images look ordinary, which is exactly the point. A quiet but unsettling study of trust, politeness, and social conformity in everyday life.

Hans Eijkelboom: The Artist Who Photographs Behaviour

Hans Eijkelboom’s 1977 project With My Family saw him replace absent fathers in real family portraits. The images look ordinary, which is exactly the point. A quiet but unsettling study of trust, politeness, and social conformity in everyday life.

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Newspaper headlines about Sid Vicious's death, an image of him, and a death certificate in the background. Text reads "The Death of Sid Vicious."

The Final Days of Sid Vicious (The Death of a Punk)

Sid Vicious left Rikers Island on 1 February 1979 and was dead the next morning. This article examines his final days in detail, tracing addiction, punk mythology, and a young life shaped by neglect, notoriety, and cultural collapse.

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The Explosive Rat and Britain’s Most Ingenious WW2 Sabotage Devices

Hans Eijkelboom: The Artist Who Photographs Behaviour

The Final Days of Sid Vicious (The Death of a Punk)