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The Enchanting 19th-Century Castle In Redlands You Thought Only Existed In Storybooks
The interior of Kimberly Crest is a testament to the exquisite taste of its former inhabitants. From the moment you cross the ...
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Armani Privé celebrates 20 years with a glittering show staged at the house’s opulent new Paris palazzo
Creating is my reason for existing,’ says the 90-year-old Giorgio Armani, whose Armani Privé show in Paris last night (28 ...
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‘The Art of French Wallpaper Design’ Review: A Passion for Patterns
“No other decorative device or object can accomplish so much per dollar as wallpaper.” That’s the midcentury decorator Michael Greer, writing in his gem of a book “Inside Design ...
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Fire destroys 19th century home under renovation
NORWOOD, Ohio (WXIX) - Fire roared through a 19th-century home under renovation in Norwood early Thursday, causing the roof to collapse. The house at Hudson and Floral avenues has been vacant ...
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How French modernists from Proust to Mallarmé were alarmed and inspired by the voracious dynamism of the newspaper world
The poet’s revulsion was widely shared in 19th-century France. Amid rapid increases in circulation ... from idealistic young poet to unscrupulous hack as he falls for a glamorous courtesan. But French ...
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These Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman
“Greenwich Mean Time was established in 1884, in no small part because of train travel,” says Hunter, a specialist in 19th-century French art who researches theories of time, among other subjects.
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In 1863, one man warned us about AI - how a 19th-century letter foresaw AI fears
These modern concerns bear a striking resemblance to Butler's 19th-century call for pausing mechanical progress. Even if machines never become truly intelligent, Butler's predictions about our ...
The Conversation25d
Beyond Evolution: Alfred Russel Wallace’s critique of the 19th century world
However, his legacy extends far beyond science. In the 19th century, Wallace’s observations were striking. British imperialism was at its zenith, and the Industrial Revolution was fueling a ...
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How Europe's only private army is based in BRITAIN: Soldiers in tiny regiment carry rifles from the 19th century, wear kilts and are loyal to a duke who lives in South Africa
But their origins stretch back even further, to the earliest years of the United States of America in the late 18th century. The current 12th Duke of Atholl is a South Africa-based businessman who ...
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Why Is This Obscure 19th-Century Painting of Sheep Back in the Spotlight?
Over the past year, a comparatively obscure 19th-century painting by a little-known French-German artist has captured the imagination of audiences across social media, drawing viewers in through ...
The Washington Post29d
Trump revives 19th-century imperialism. Make Russia great again!
President-elect Donald Trump this week decided to revive 19th-century imperialism. In a single news conference, he pondered making Canada a state and acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal by ...
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Inside the home of Denver’s most important mid-century-loving couple
We meet at the Textile Museum in Washington DC, for the opening of ‘Art by the Yard – Women Design Mid-Century Britain’, a show that ... most read residential posts of the year, compiled by Wallpaper* ...