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Anne Barnard: a portrait of a very unusual lady
Stephen Taylor has found a goldmine in the risqué memoirs of this charming, adventurous Georgian aristocrat, who bravely defied convention in the pursuit of true love. By Jane Ridley.
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Madam Prescient
In 1872, Victoria Woodhull was the first woman candidate for president of the United States. She was a former prostitute with a former slave—Frederick Douglass—as her running mate. Oh, and Woodhull was also a clairvoyant, By Jessa Crispin.
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I was stranded in the wilderness for nine days
I had lost so much weight that I looked like walking skeleton. I was ready to give up. By Ann Rodgers. (Aug. 12, 2016)
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Amalia Ulman Is the First Great Instagram Artist
She has convinced her followers she is a pretty-in-pink naïf, an escort, an unhinged ex, an office drone, and, most recently, an expectant mother. None of it is real. By Molly Langmuir. (Sept. 16, 2016)
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Is the house of history built on foundations of sand?
Graham Hancock
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Out Late With Oliver Sacks
Two memorable nights in the life we shared reveal the private and public sides of the famous man. By Bill Hayes. (Aug. 26, 2016)
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Life
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10 Badass Disabled Women You Should Know About
Disabled people deserve to know, from our school days, that we’re not just cases, diagnoses, or “not really disabled”; we’re part of a community with its own histories and triumphs. By ‘Carrie.’
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This Physics Pioneer Walked Away from It All
Why Fotini Markopoulou traded quantum gravity for industrial design. By Sally Davies
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There’s a Mathematical Equation That Proves I’m Ugly — Or So I Learned in My Seventh Grade Art Class
It took me years to realize that despite being born with a rare facial disfigurement, beauty is more than a cold calculation. By Ariel Henley.
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Notorious Victoria: the first woman to run for president
More than a century before Hillary Clinton, ‘Notorious Victoria’ Woodhull made a bid for the White House – a pioneering protest for which she was called ‘Mrs Satan’ and sent to jail. By Eileen Horne.
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The Rise And Fall (And Rise Again) Of Frances Farmer
The reality of Frances Farmer’s life is much sadder than the legends surrounding it. By Elisabeth Sherman.
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Amy Elizabeth Thorpe AKA “Betty” Pack, Codename: Cynthia
“The last person to whom you say good night is the most dangerous”
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This Desert Town Is Full of People With a Mysterious Disease
Snowflake, Arizona has become an oasis for the afflicted. By Sarah Emerson.
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Was Philip K. Dick a Madman or a Mystic?
In February of 1974, Philip K. Dick had a profound, life-changing vision. Was it a psychotic break or a religious experience?
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Never a Hippie, Always a Freak
When Zappa shows up in a suit and tie debating Robert Novak on Crossfire, the effect is less the ’60s freak who became a normal adult than an uncompromising individual voice channeled into a different format. By Paul Grimstad.
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Brian Eno Plays the Universe
A physicist explains what the composer has in common with the dawn of the cosmos. By Stephon Alexander.
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Remembering Daniel Berrigan: A Penniless, Powerful Voice for Peace
Father Berrigan, whose funeral will be held on Friday in New York, opposed war, bigotry and abortion with a distinctly Catholic voice. By Jim Dwyer. (May 5, 2016)
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A Blues for Albert Murray
His name was never household familiar. Yet his complex, mind-opening analysis of art and life remains as timely as ever—probably more so. By Thomas Chatterton Williams. (May 16, 2016)
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Playing Golf on Acid with Hunter S. Thompson
It worked wonders for his handicap. By Terry McDonell.
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