The newly excavated basilica is the only building definitively attributed to Marcus Vitruvius Pollonius, a founding figure of western architecture....
On 20 January every year Azerbaijanis pay tribute to those who died in a bloody massacre committed by the former USSR against civilians to suppress the national liberation movement....
From utopian origins to AI-driven rivals, the "people's encyclopedia" has been shaped by debates over neutrality, expertise and the future of shared knowledge....
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America has more Chinese restaurants than McDonald's and Burger King locations combined. But many of the nation's favorite takeout dishes, such as fortune cookies and chop suey, were invented in the U...
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Northwest Deuce Days is a beloved event in Victoria, B.C., devoted to celebrating the world's most popular hot rod....
The Harry Potter books are some of the bestselling novels of all time . Now that it's been almost 30 years since the first book was published, you can enjoy the story in pretty much every form. There'...
LEGO has gradually been releasing new Lord of the Rings sets for a few years now, racking up an impressive collection over time. The brick-building company has just announced another one, and itâs act...
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Lee, a retired teacher, advocated for an official Juneteenth holiday for years....
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Young Indians are not often excited by their country's history, but heritage walks are a way to make learning about the past more interactive while helping conserve historical sites....
A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, âIdeas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imaginationâ, features photographic portraits by African artists and captures the spirit of...
Games Workshop has published a Warhammer lore explanation for the existence of female Custodes following a new miniature range announcement on Friday. During a preview livestream, the British company ...
Large crowds have visited Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to say farewell to two pandas that are about to go back to China. Their departure means Japan will be panda-less for the first time in half a century....
Anyone that has to do a lot of work â or even gaming â on a computer knows the virtue of having multiple displays. After all, it makes multitasking easier, without having to rely on alt-tab going to t...
Jim Butcher has been writing The Dresden Files books for over 25 years now. I first started reading this series back in the early 2000s and found myself immediately enamored with story and overall vib...
In the future, the human race has been divided into 14 different color castes that determine every individual's role and placement in the hierarchical structure of society. This underlying idea is at ...