Culture
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The Soviet nuclear submarine wreck that is a ‘ticking time bomb’
State-of-the-art Soviet technology went into the design of the Komsomolets, which was unique for the depths it could reach. It…
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Why Total Eclipse of the Heart is the most dramatic pop song ever written
Prior to the release of Total Eclipse of the Heart, these rock-orientated power ballads were present but not dominant in…
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The 1980s doomsday cult that ensnared the young and beautiful
On top of Bring Me the Beauties, a recently announced biopic of Richards will star Nicholas Galitzine, with Gus Van…
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How women shape the plot of Homer’s Odyssey
Tellingly, in most instances in which she appears to Odysseus and his son Telemachus, Athena disguises herself as a man.…
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What went wrong with the live-action Moana
When a trailer for the new live-action remake of Disney’s Moana went online in March, one of the main talking…
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The 1920s paintings that changed how the world saw Canada
The group which – in addition to Varley – comprised Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, AY Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer…
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How J Paul Getty became the world’s richest man
During his five short-lived marriages, Getty had five sons, who went on to father 19 children. One of those grandchildren,…
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How a Canadian Back to the Future parody became an international cult hit
Based on the cult web series Nirvanna the Band the Show, the film stars director Matt Johnson and his co-writer…
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The original TV Little House on the Prairie was a true American horror story
As Erwin points out, though, “Sylvia is not this weird, outlier episode that’s a one-off”. She describes the show as…
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The bloody 1770 image that fuelled the American Revolution
On the evening of 5 March 1770, in Boston, Massachusetts, icy snow coated the ground, and a lone British sentry…
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