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History & The Arts
What was Lewis Carroll like?
In her memoir, The Story of Lewis Carroll Told For Young People By The Real Alice In Wonderland, Carroll's young friend Isa Bowman describes a man whose behaviour might feel uncomfortable viewed from the 21st century; and a man who found the fame of being the author of Alice In Wonderland too much to take. This is an edited extract from her memoir.
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History & The Arts
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
2004 was peak booze - a generation who outdrank those we came before, and since. It wasn't in that dawn so great to be alive, as the nation fumbled for its shoes through the fug of a communal hangover. What was going on? Chrissie Giles tries to piece together what happened.
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History & The Arts
Over the rainbow: Colour in culture and everyday life
Different colours can hold various connotations in culture, language and society. Delve through our range of colours exploring colours and what they mean.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?
Why can't film makers stop themselves from linking female sexuality with mental illness, asks Suzie Gibson
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen
Writing in 2014, Meron Wondemaghen charts how Homeland's portrayal of Carrie Mathison's mental illness deteriorated as the series progressed.
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Society, Politics & Law
Charity begins at Homeland: The screen spies the CIA should love
The CIA has cooled its ardour for Homeland, the spy series currently in its fifth season on Channel 4. But really, the guys at Langley couldn't ask for better cheerleaders, says Simon Willmetts
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History & The Arts
Never trust a pirate: Christiaan Huygens’s Longitude Clocks
As a tribute to the historian Lisa Jardine, who died on October 25th, we're republishing her essay on the shady history of 17th Century timekeeping.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?
A panel of academic experts make the bold task of looking forward to 2045. Unless you're reading this after then, in which case this is a retrospective.
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History & The Arts
The author at home
Why do people visit museums of writers' homes? Discover the secret life of authors in this short video.
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History & The Arts
Swallows and Amazons
Find out about the real children and the books behind Swallows and Amazons.
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History & The Arts
Cider with Rosie
Discover Laurie Lee’s glamorous London life and explore the village he made famous.
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History & The Arts
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Learn about the deadly war for readers in Georgian London and write your own confessions.