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August 14th – The Day the Chiefs Died
"Less British Museum and more life"
2 months, 1 week ago
How Many Strangers Do You See in a Day in London?
Strangers in London: for a few seconds their paths cross on a Tube escalator, then they disappear into the city.
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William Blake: The Londoner Who Saw Angels and Talked to the Dead
The dead got into him. Old London got into him.
2 months, 1 week ago
Lee Miller – From Vogue to Dachau to Hitler’s Bathtub
The woman who put the dirt of Dachau on Hitler’s bathmat.
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The 200 Bodies on Everest… and the 250 in Arizona
The people in those vessels are not called bodies. They’re called patients.
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The Ship on the Roof
The most wonderfully landlocked ship in London.
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£20,000 for a Pair of Old Boots
...they’re old leather boots. Heavy, battered, workaday things. Except they’ve been silver-plated.
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Thirty-nine
Each of those 39 stab wounds a candle blown out.
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The Hotel that Invented Modern Luxury
He created a demonstration of modern life.
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The Capitalist Who Created Communism
the capitalist who financed communism.
2 months, 2 weeks ago