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Why Did Roman Baths Disappear?   

by Sarah E. Bond December 5, 2022February 7, 2023

New research contests the myth that it was Christianity’s opposition to public nudity that led to the decline in large-scale bathing in the late Roman Empire.

Posted inHistory

Blowback Explores the Messy History of US Interventionism

by Jake Cole July 10, 2022July 11, 2022

The well-researched podcast has done deep dives into US attempts at regime change in Iraq and Cuba, with its new season tackling the Korean War.

Posted inArt

Who was Cleopatra Really?

by Carly Silver March 7, 2022March 13, 2022

Cleopatra has been embraced, rejected, and redefined by so many different people, and the most recent depiction arrives in an upcoming biopic.

Posted inHistory

Ancient Rome and the Myth of the Black Avenger

by Sarah E. Bond December 12, 2021January 12, 2022

Long before Black Panther, early modern Europeans embraced a different kind of Black avenger, one largely constructed by White abolitionists.

Posted inOpinion

What Frank Lloyd Wright Can Teach Us About Comfort in the Office

Avatar photo by Alison Kowalski October 24, 2021November 8, 2021

Over a century after Wright designed a workplace that borrowed features from the home, designers are at it again, but who does a homey office really serve?

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Why the Mbari Houses in Nigeria Became Extinct

Avatar photo by Bryan Martin September 6, 2021September 8, 2021

Although the tradition of Mbari houses can never be revived, their rich history and broader influence on modernism in Africa is profound.

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The Photographers Who Captured Russia on the Eve of Its Revolution

Avatar photo by Billie Anania September 2, 2021September 2, 2021

Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky and Maxim Dmitriev documented drastically different facets of Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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What Can Shackled and Beheaded Skeletons Reveal About Roman Servitude?

by Sarah E. Bond June 30, 2021August 4, 2021

The mere mention of slavery continues to grab attention, even if the evidence is inconclusive.

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Harry Houdini and the Great Copyright Escape

by Sarah Rose Sharp June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

Houdini knew that owning a patent for an illusion did little to stop imitators from stealing his thunder — so he employed a bit of legal sleight of hand.

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Fascinating Illustrations of 18th-century Inoculations by the Inventor of the Smallpox Vaccine

Avatar photo by Samuel Lemley June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

Both Edward Jenner’s inoculation methods and the illustrations he made of those he treated were groundbreaking.

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How a Map Fueled Perceptions of Asians as an Exoticized “Other”

Avatar photo by Connie Chin May 31, 2021August 4, 2021

“Peoples of the Pacific” is one of six murals that was displayed at the influential “Pageant of the Pacific” Golden Gate International Exposition.

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Why Do AI-generated Portraits Fail at Realism?

Avatar photo by Filippo Lorenzin May 30, 2021June 6, 2022

Why do these portraits almost always fall short of being lively or authentic?

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Asian Cultural Council Offers Fellowships and Grants for Research and Cultural Exchange
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Asian Cultural Council Offers Fellowships and Grants for Research and Cultural Exchange

ACC provides artists, arts professionals, and scholars with support for research and cultural exchange between Asia, the US, and within Asia. Applications open November 1–30.

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