CULTURE
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The Extreme Life and Philosophy of Hunter S. Thompson: Gonzo Journalism and the American Condition
Hunter S. Thompson has been gone for two decades now. When he went out, as the new Pursuit of Wonder…
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Carl Sagan Issues a Chilling Warning About the Decline of Scientific Thinking in America: Watch His Final Interview (1996)
Until the end of his life, Carl Sagan (1934–1996) continued doing what he did all along — popularizing science and…
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The Ark Before Noah: Discover the Ancient Flood Myths That Came Before the Bible
The Lord said to Noah, there’s going to be a floody, floody; then to get those children out of the…
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How Chinese Characters Work: The Evolution of a Three-Millennia-Old Writing System
Contrary to somewhat popular belief, Chinese characters aren’t just little pictures. In fact, most of them aren’t pictures at all.…
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The Medieval Manuscript That Features “Yoda”, Killer Snails, Savage Rabbits & More: Discover The Smithfield Decretals
As much as you may enjoy a night in with a book, you might not look so eagerly forward to…
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Who Really Built the Egyptian Pyramids—And How Did They Do It?
Although it’s certainly more plausible than hypotheses like ancient aliens or lizard people, the idea that slaves built the Egyptian…
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The Steps a President Would Take to Destroy His Nation, According to Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Grok
Just out of curiosity, and apropos of nothing, we asked Grok (the AI chatbot created by Elon Musk) the following…
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Did the Tower of Babel Actually Exist?: A Look at the Archaeological Evidence
For all the means of communication and exchange we’ve established between the cultures of the world, no matter how distant…
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Superman vs. the KKK: Hear the 1946 Superman Radio Show That Weakened the Klan
Years ago, back in 2016, we featured a 1950 Superman poster that urged students to defend the American way and…
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When The Twilight Zone Imagined Fascism in America in a 1963 Episode Starring Dennis Hopper
Watch through The Twilight Zone, and you’ll find yourself spotting no end of familiar faces: Julie Newmar, Burt Reynolds, Robert…
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