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Why the World’s Longest Book — at 21,450 Pages — Is Impossible to Read

Culture / 3 min. read

The world’s longest book is enthralling but impossible to read — and that’s the point. At 21,450 pages and 37 1/2 pounds, artist Ilan Manouach’s conceptual work “ONEPIECE” is a single volume containing every edition of the world’s most highly circulated comic in the Japanese style known as manga, One Piece. Manouach says his sculpture […]

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ONEPIECE by Ilan Manouach, world's longest book

Was It Art or a Kid’s Toy? Ancient Artifacts Have Archeologists Raising Questions About Early Children’s Play

Culture, Science / 4 min. read

Archeologists are making headway in the study of ancient toys, a long overlooked focus in the field — one that has them asking deeper questions about children’s play in early civilizations. Archaeologists have long studied ancient artifacts, religious motifs, and burial grounds to better understand history, and have made immense progress in the last century

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Women in Addiction Recovery Find Healing in Creating Through Nonprofit Unshattered

Culture, Exclusive / 3 min. read

Kelly Lyndgaard is open about the fact that she once thought people struggling with addiction were irresponsible or simply making poor choices. But today, the former executive is their champion, having built a thriving business and a strong community with the goal of helping women put — and keep — the pieces of their lives

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Refugee Who Paints With a Toothbrush Nominated for Prestigious Art Prize: “My Message Is Love”

Culture, Humanity / 2 min. read

For artist Mostafa “Moz” Azimitabar, no paintbrush is as special as the humble toothbrush. Facing persecution in his birth country of Iran, the Kurdish artist and musician fled to Australia in 2013. Once there, he was entered into the immigration system and would spend the next eight years in detention centers. At his first stop,

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Mostafa Azimitabar stands next to the art he created with a toothbrush and coffee

1950 Census Data Released in Public Database to Historians’ Delight

Culture / 2 min. read

Newly released census data is taking us back in time — all the way to 1950. This April, the National Archives and Records Administration released information on the 150.7 million people counted in the 1950 census. By law, census records must remain private for 72 years, making this a once-in-a-decade event. “This is genealogy heaven

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a black-and-white photo of a mother sitting on a chair with her two children while her husband reads the newspaper

Southern California’s Mission San Gabriel Is Nearly Restored Two Years After Fire

Culture / 3 min. read

“For the first time I sometimes don’t know what to do,” Father John Molyneux, pastor of the Mission San Gabriel parish in Southern California, recalled after the 251-year-old mission was found ablaze on July 11, 2020. The San Gabriel Fire Department responded to the “significant fire structure” before dawn, which was classified as a four-alarm

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A view of the exterior of Mission San Gabriel, a large white building with a peaked roof and a cross on top

Homeowners Discover Gold Coins Worth Over $800,000 During Kitchen Renovation

Culture / 3 min. read

Homeowners are often surprised by the hidden costs that can surface during home renovation projects. But for one lucky English couple, ripping out their kitchen flooring revealed an unexpected bounty instead. In July of 2019, an unidentified couple living in Ellerby, a small village in North Yorkshire, embarked upon what they assumed would be a

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Notre Dame Fire Restoration Project Uncovers Ancient Medieval Tombs

Culture / 3 min. read

Nearly three years after the devastating fire at Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, reconstruction efforts have led to some extraordinary discoveries. As the restoration team was checking the stability of the ground before installing new scaffolding this past March, they stumbled upon several ancient tombs and a lead sarcophagus that likely date back to the 14th

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Introducing Bruno: “Thomas & Friends” Franchise’s First Autistic Character

Culture / 2 min. read

There will be a new face in the Thomas & Friends crew — and it’s exactly the kind of representation children’s television needs. On the September 12 premiere of All Engines Go, Bruno will make his debut as the “joyful, pun-making” brake car that feels things a little differently than the rest of his friends.

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Bruno the new Thomas the Train character; a red animated train on tracks

Cooperation Among Strangers in the US Has Increased Since 1950s, Study Finds

Culture, Humanity / 2 min. read

Although American society is widely recognized for its independence and individualism, research shows that cooperation among strangers in the United States has gradually grown since the 1950s. A group of researchers conducted an analysis of stranger cooperation that was observed over the course of six decades, from 1956 to 2017. During that time period, more

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