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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Literary critics, historians, avid readers, and even casual readers will all have different opinions on which novel is truly the “greatest book ever written.”
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Who killed Tupac Shakur?
Tupac Shakur died on Sept. 13, 1996, six days after a gunman in a white Cadillac shot him four times in the chest at a stoplight in Las Vegas.
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What Is Mid-Century Modern Design?
The title of a book published in the 1980s popularized the phrase “mid-century modern,” which was quickly adopted to characterize architecture, furniture, and graphic design made from about 1933 to 1965.
Whatever you do, don’t call this an ‘interesting’ idea
Society puts an increasing emphasis on entertainment over substance, so when something is described as interesting, it may well mean that it is actually boring.
Shirin Neshat
Shirin Neshat, Iranian-born American artist whose photography, video, and feature films investigate how women find freedom in repressive societies. About her work, Neshat stated: “Everything I’ve done is a celebration of the power of women. The Western world sometimes views Iranian women as
7 Delicious Fruits That Made Their Way to California (and How They Did It)
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Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley, American artist best known for portraits that feature African Americans in the traditional settings of Old Master paintings. Wiley’s childhood experiences in the South Central neighbourhood of Los Angeles were enriched by his mother’s passion for education. At the age of 11, he took
7 One-Hit Wonders That Kept Us Wondering
These artists rose to fame with their hit records before falling from the charts and disappearing into obscurity.
Why Have There Been Plans to Build a New Colossus of Rhodes?
Find out about attempts to bring the ancient Colossus of Rhodes statue into the 21st century.
9 Love Stories with Tragic Endings
From Romeo and Juliet to Ennis and Jack, a look back at nine love stories with tragic endings.
Spotlight: Egyptian Mythology
The religious beliefs of ancient Egyptians were closely integrated into Egyptian society. During its more than 3,000 years of development, Egyptian religion underwent significant changes of emphasis and practice, but in all periods, religion had a clear consistency in character and style.
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Name That Hat! Quiz
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Famous Novels, Last Lines Quiz
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Guess the Game Quiz
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Iconic Pop Culture Villains Quiz
Do you know what famous villain’s costume was inspired by samurai? What bad guy’s middle name is Marvolo? Test your knowledge about pop culture’s dark side with this quiz about iconic villains!
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The Group of Seven Remembered
In the 1910s and ’20s, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven created Canada’s first important national art movement with their landscape paintings.
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10 Modernist Art Movements
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Dance
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham, American dancer and choreographer who was a pioneer in the field of dance anthropology. Her fieldwork inspired her innovative interpretations of dance in the Caribbean, South America, and Africa. Dunham early became interested in dance. While a student at the University of
Savion Glover
Savion Glover, American dancer and choreographer who became known for his unique pounding style of tap dancing, called “hitting.” He brought renewed interest in dance, particularly among youths and minorities. As a young child, Glover displayed an affinity for rhythms, and at age four he began
Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille, American dancer and choreographer who further developed the narrative aspect of dance and made innovative use of American themes, folk dances, and physical idioms in her choreography of musical plays and ballets. Her father was the playwright William Churchill DeMille, her mother
Mallika Sarabhai
Mallika Sarabhai, Indian classical dancer and choreographer, actress, writer, and social activist known for her promotion of the arts as a vehicle for social change. The daughter of renowned physicist Vikram Sarabhai and dancer and choreographer Mrinalini Sarabhai, she was brought up in a
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Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Italian film director who was one of the most celebrated and singular filmmakers of the period after World War II. Influenced early in his career by the Neorealist movement, he developed his own distinctive methods that superimposed dreamlike or hallucinatory imagery upon ordinary
Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay, American director, producer, and writer whose best-known works explore the African American experience. DuVernay graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1995 with bachelor’s degrees in English and African American studies. After working for a few years in film
David Lynch
David Lynch, American filmmaker and screenwriter who was known for his uniquely disturbing and mind-bending visual work. His films juxtapose the cheerfully mundane with the shockingly macabre and often defy explanation. Lynch’s father was a research scientist with the U.S. Forest Service, and the
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola, American film director, producer, screenwriter, and fashion designer known best for her films The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Lost in Translation (2003). In 2004 she was the first American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award in the category of best director. Coppola is the