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First person: Stickers on the wall
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The 1871 Lissner House at 125 East 78th St: A disreputable connection with Tammany Hall
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Written in Stone
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Inside the Astor family's Gilded Age mansions: explore the lavish homes of America's first multimillionaires
13+ hour, 27+ min ago (622+ words) The Gilded Age of the late 19th century is defined as a period of rapid economic growth, and few dynasties are as emblematic of the era as the Astor family. With German roots and Italian ancestry, the Astors first appeared in…...
10,500-year-old wood may rewrite history of early homes: Report
1+ day, 4+ min ago (82+ words) | Tap to know more | Inshorts Inshorts 10,500-year-old wood may rewrite history of early homes: Report Archaeologists have discovered remarkably preserved worked wood dating back 10,500 years beneath Germany’s Lake Arendsee. The remains may belong to Mesolithic structures, potentially pushing evidence of…...
Africans knew how to build 20-storey skyscrapers 2,800 years ago
18+ hour, 17+ min ago (290+ words) Ethiopia's skyline could have once featured tall buildings with as many as 19 storeys. Experts say this was possible even though reinforced concrete or structural steel beams were not even a concept at the time. These skyscrapers could have stood tall,…...
The So-Called Comte
17+ hour, 1+ min ago (893+ words) The Enlightenment did not believe in easy things. It was the century that put Newton’s laws in every schoolboy’s primer, that sent Voltaire after every priest and prophet he … The Enlightenment did not believe in easy things. It was the…...
Museum Stories that Shape Us: When chokolåte was part of everyday life
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (853+ words) Come and see for yourself the various pitchers and battidot (mixer) for making chokolåte that were once a part of the lives of your great-grandparents and great-great-grandparent’s on display in the Guam Museum’s permanent exhibit. Seen here in our regularly…...
Explore Hong Kong's Intangible Cultural Heritage at "Living Craftsmanship" Exhibition
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (168+ words) CLP Pulse is located at 147 Argyle Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon. Admission is free. For details of the exhibition, please visit the ICH Office website at www.icho.hk/en/web/icho/living_craftsmanship.html. The exhibition is also one of the…...
What’s behind the plywood? Former Hudson’s Bay building stirs up questions
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (382+ words) Posted Oct 5, 2026 4:45 pm. One of Calgary’s most recognizable downtown buildings is generating plenty of curiosity as its future remains unclear. The former Hudson’s Bay building on Stephen Avenue, a six-storey Edwardian Classical landmark that has stood in the city since 1913, has…...