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The Brave Sage of Timbuktu: Abdel Kader Haidara | Innovators | National Geographic
ByJoshua Hammer Published April 21, 2014 •25 min read It was early in the summer of 2012, and at the Mamma Haidara Library in Timbuktu, a clandestine operation was under way. Night after night, a team under the direction of … Continue reading
You’ll Need a Magnifying Glass to Read Some of the World’s Smallest Books at the V&A | Colossal
March 13, 2026 BooksDesignHistory Kate Mothes At Windsor Castle, a one-of-a-kind architectural marvel isn’t a structural part of the building itself or even a full-size feature. Here, you’ll find Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, widely regarded as the largest and most … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Artworks, Three Transformations of Virginia Woolf, 2. Critiquing Society
‘They make life intolerable, men like that.’ A century on from the publication of Mrs Dalloway, Fiona Shaw explores what Virginia Woolf has to say to us today. With Clarissa Dalloway as our guide, we discover how Woolf captured and … Continue reading
At Least There Are Trees
In which John goes into a 12,000-year-old forest in search of consolation. At Least There Are Trees shirt: https://store.dftba.com/products/at-l… (All my proceeds will go to the nature conservancy.) […]
Amarie Gipson On The Reading Room, Houston’s Black Art and Culture Library | Colossal
May 27, 2025 Art Books Conversations History Photography Social Issues Grace Ebert All images courtesy of Amarie Gipson Amarie Gipson is the founder of The Reading Room, an independent reference library with more than 700 books devoted to Black art … Continue reading
Why Don’t Vampires Cast Reflections? | Eric Nuzum | TED
Exploring the history and evolution of vampire lore, author Eric Nuzum traces the origins of these spooky stories, from misunderstandings of death to the sparkly pop culture icons we know today. Beyond the fangs and garlic, he digs into the … Continue reading
The 1970s science fiction classic that actually needs a reboot
Why was the 1970s a classic era for science fiction cinema? I’m guessing many 1970s scifi movies are forgotten, by anyone who wasn’t there to see them. Dark Star. Silent Running. Rollerball! The 70s produced so much great scifi cinema … Continue reading
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