The Surprisingly Literal Reason We Call Letters “Uppercase” and “Lowercase”
Uppercase and lowercase letters have existed since ancient times—but the terms are much more recent. The origin of the terms uppercase and lowercase might seem pretty self-explanatory. Upper and lower ...
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The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...
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Key Motifs in Italian Renaissance Art: Mythology to Portraits
Something The Mona Lisa, David, and The School of Athens all have in common is they represent a way of thinking that was shaping and being shaped by the visual arts of that period. From the 14th ...
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Indian cryptography research gears up to face the quantum challenge
Cryptography — from the English roots of “hidden writing — is the name for techniques ... formulae to make ceramic glazes. In the first century BC, the Roman dictator Julius Caesar used ...
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6 of the funniest sitcoms of the 21st century
The 21st century has introduced a plethora of British sitcoms that have kept audiences laughing with their sharp writing and ...
Here's how you sculpt a medieval statue in the 21st century
At a cathedral in York, England, expert stonemasons are combining cutting-edge technology with ancient technique to bring ...
The 100 Greatest TV Performances
When one thinks of the defining TV performances of the past 25 or so years, what comes to mind? For Variety staffers, some of ...
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New Administration Highlights: Trump Visits L.A. and Tours Fire Damage After Suggesting FEMA Be Eliminated
Image Volunteers handed out leaflets in English and Spanish informing people ... accused Mr. Trump of orchestrating an assault on the 14th Amendment by signing an executive order to end birthright ...
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What 15th-Century Lovers Wrote in Their Valentines
The world's oldest Valentine is on display in the "Medieval Women: In Their Own Words" exhibition at the British Library in ...
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Birthright Citizenship Defined America. Trump Wants to Redefine It.
The 14th Amendment made the U.S. a place where ... the country — a rare policy for an advanced economy in the 21st century. Among the 20 most developed countries in the world, only Canada ...