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The Anatomy of a Great Painting
The link between human dissection and the great art of the Renaissance
Jun 8
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George Dillard
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The Brief But Spectacular Era of Balloon Mania
Aug 12, 2023
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George Dillard
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There Are People Who Can See and Others Who Cannot Even Look
May 18
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George Dillard
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How a Forgotten Battle Created a More Peaceful World
Apr 16
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George Dillard
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To Cut and Hack My Days
May 12, 2024
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George Dillard
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The Other Two
The early days on K2 and Kangchenjunga
Jun 1
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George Dillard
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The Futurist Trap
Is Silicon Valley resurrecting one of history’s most dangerous ideas?
May 28
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George Dillard
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Phrenology's Bumpy Path
How a quack science captured the imagination -- and was eventually disproven
May 25
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George Dillard
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Who Invented the “Founding Fathers?”
The making of a myth
May 21
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George Dillard
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There Are People Who Can See and Others Who Cannot Even Look
The greatest early photographer's portraits of Hugo, Manet, Dumas, and more
May 18
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George Dillard
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The Brutal Origins of the Beautiful Game
How football went from being "a bloody and murthering practice" to a global sensation
May 14
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George Dillard
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An Infinite Number of Leaflike Skins
How Nadar captured Paris from above, below, and within
May 11
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George Dillard
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Cosmic Propaganda
The Soviet Space program... in stamps
May 4
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George Dillard
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Snake Oil, Then and Now
Is this a new era of patent medicine?
Apr 30
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George Dillard
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