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  • The Champion Text Book on Embalming 1897 and the Strange Documenting of Early Mortuary Science

    This remarkable book was the work of Eliab Myers, M.D. and F. A. Embalmers of the late nineteenth century were not simply tradesmen; they were expected to have a working Reading the text today, you can feel the desire to elevate the work: to make it respectable, scientific They are at once medical records, teaching tools, and unintentional works of art. The book was a way of saying: this work matters, and it deserves to be documented.

  • Warren Jeffs: From Pulpit to Maximum Security Prison.

    The Lost Boys To keep the marriage math working in a system built around one man taking dozens of wives Hundreds of Lost Boys Expelled by Polygamist Community, ABC News 4. George Utah News 6. Utah Supreme Court Awards Victory to Polygamist Leader Warren Jeffs, NPR 7. The Witness Wore Red: A Polygamist's Wife Finds a New Life, NPR 10.

  • The Prince of Fraud: Anthony Gignac and the $8 Million Royal Ruse

    Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach — one of the most iconic luxury destinations in America — nearly welcomed a new While dining with Gignac, he noticed the supposed devout Muslim prince ordering pork, an inconsistency www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/11/miami-con-artist-anthony-gignac-pretending-to-be-saudi-prince www.miamiherald.com/news

  • Ruthie the Duck Girl: The French Quarter’s Most Unforgettable Character

    Ruthie the Duck Girl and the spirit of New Orleans Ruth Grace Moulon, born on 19th January, 1934, at Big Charity Hospital in New Orleans , would go on to become one of the most recognisable figures in the New Orleans has always had a reputation for embracing individuality. tradition, a “holdover from a time when colorful characters were as much a part of everyday life in New This image of a young girl skating through New Orleans with ducks trailing behind her is more than just

  • The Beautiful And Gruesome Porcelain Dolls Created By Jessica Harrison

    Her work probes the uneasy relationship between interior and exterior, what we expect to stay hidden, This work nods to French philosopher Michel Serres, particularly his reflections in Les Cinq Sens  ( Her work challenges how we experience touch and form.

  • When Aldous Huxley Was Dying And Took LSD in His Final Hours And Had The 'Most Beautiful Death'

    Novelist Aldous Huxley, known for his work "Brave New World," received a cancer diagnosis in 1960, leading It is true he said sometimes phrases like, "If I get out of this," in connection to his new ideas for writing, and wondered when and if he would have the strength to work. His mind was very active and it seems that this Dilaudid had stirred some new layer which had not often Then I mentioned two or three people who had been working with LSD and he said, "No, no, basta, basta

  • Cecil Chubb: The Guy That Bought Stonehenge But His Wife Hated It So He Gave It Away

    Born in Shrewton, Wiltshire, in 1876, he worked his way from modest beginnings through Bishop Wordsworth Sir Alfred Mond, the First Commissioner of Works, declared: “The nation owes a debt of gratitude to Mr The construction of Stonehenge spanned several millennia, with the earliest work dating back to around Recent discoveries have uncovered new structures and features that provide additional context for the

  • René Groebli and Rita Dürmüller’s 1953 Honeymoon Photographs In Paris

    This approach was already visible in his earlier work, including experiments with motion blur and shallow photographs are deeply shaped by the fact that they were made during shared time rather than professional work This reciprocity is central to understanding the Paris work as a shared visual diary. The Paris honeymoon images fit naturally within this work, blurring the boundary between public space

  • The Multifaceted Artistry of Władysław T. Benda: From Magazine Covers to Masked Marvels

    These masks were not merely props; they were transformative works of art that bridged the worlds of visual his masks, while the sculptural qualities of his masks added a tactile depth to his two-dimensional work This work not only celebrated his achievements but also provided valuable insights for future generations His meticulous attention to detail ensured that each mask was a work of art, whether it depicted a delicate His work represents a unique convergence of fine art, design, and performance, and his masks continue

  • The Ouled Naïl Women of Algeria: Dancers, Earners, and Keepers of a Powerful Tradition

    Mothers, aunts, and elders acted as chaperones and housekeepers while the younger women worked. The women’s work became stigmatised, and their tradition eroded under layers of bureaucracy and cultural self-determination, the Nailiyat remind us that autonomy, economic power, and community-centred leadership are not new

  • The USS Indianapolis: The Full Story of the Navy's Worst Disaster at Sea

    She fought through New Guinea, the Aleutians, the Marianas and Iwo Jima, earning ten battle stars along Rescue ships worked through the night and into the next day. The Navy's own case worked against it almost immediately. That changed in 2016, when a naval historian working with the Naval History and Heritage Command turned lonely sailor doing his job': Cleatus Lebow, USS Indianapolis survivor remembered — Amarillo Globe-News

  • Mary Jane Rathbun AKA Brownie Mary: The Grandmother of Medical Cannabis

    known as Brownie Mary—was a waitress, a volunteer, and, most notably, a cannabis rights activist whose work Independence came quickly, and she left home as a teenager, working as a waitress to support herself. In the late 1940s, she campaigned for miners’ rights in Wisconsin and later worked for women’s reproductive Inspired by her work, researchers proposed some of the first clinical trials on cannabinoids and HIV/ Her work was far from over.

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