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Wes Anderson has cited Jacques Henri Lartigue as an influence. From Rushmore to Zissou, this article explores photography, motion, and private worlds.

The African Choir toured Britain between 1891 and 1893, performing hymns and African songs for Victorian audiences. Behind the concerts were teachers, clerks, and activists navigating empire, education, and survival.

In 1876 chunks of raw meat fell from the sky in rural Kentucky. Eyewitnesses panicked scientists investigated and the explanation turned out to be stranger and more ordinary than expected. The Kentucky Meat Shower explained.