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Culture
The men who broke out of Alcatraz with a spoon
Getty Images On 12 June 1962, three men escaped from Alcatraz, never to be seen again. The ultimate fate of…
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Health
Mendon Ponds Park: Geology & Wildlife
Mendon Ponds Park, located in the towns of Pittsford and Mendon (about 8 miles southeast of Rochester), is the largest…
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Arts & Theater
Convening and Exploring Public Art for Public Good
By Afrikah Selah. In September 2024, HowlRound and Company One convened leaders from the theatres in the Mellon Foundation’s Future…
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Science
Quantum computers don’t always need more qubits – just add chaos
Illustration of a chip containing quantum bits, or qubits Pete Hansen/Shutterstock The effort to build truly useful quantum computers often…
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Health
An 1840s Adirondack Travelogue: Speculator to Long Lake
What follows is an excerpt from The Hunter-Naturalist. Romance of Sporting; or, Wild Scenes and Wild Hunters (ca. 1851) by…
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Health
The Capture of Fort George on May 11, 1775
This week’s episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast welcomes back historian, Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance trustee, and…
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Science
Can running too far be bad for your health?
Is there an upside – or downside – to longer races? Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images Ever since I announced…
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Culture
The Cold War spy mystery of the ‘vanishing frogman’
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) In 1956, Royal Navy Commander “Buster” Crabb disappeared in murky circumstances during a visit to…
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Science
Ireland’s iconic megalithic tombs may have had an unexpected function
The megalithic graveyard of Carrowkeel in Sligo, Ireland scenicireland.com/Christopher Hill Photographic/Alamy Ireland’s megalithic tombs might not have been burial grounds…
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Movie
Was Crumb right?
Was Crumb right? About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed…
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