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William Tell and His Copycats
When William Tell, a Swiss archer living in the early 14th century, skillfully sniped an arrow off his son’s head with a crossbow, he was...
The 1853 World’s Fair: Dreams of Paradise
At the 1853 World’s Fair in New York, some exhibits attracted larger crowds than others. Elisha Otis’s demonstration of a new elevator...
Should All the Lyrics Be for Naught?
The clock strikes 12. Confetti rains down. Revelers plant the year’s first kiss on their loved ones’ lips. And everyone sings Should all...
John Lennon Lives!
According to a popular fan theory, John Lennon was in bed watching Monday Night Football when Howard Cosell broke in to announce that...
Baseball Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used to Be
Kids today, they just don’t reminisce about baseball the way they used to. In my day, you walked to school wearing nothing but vague,...
"Rent" 20 Years Later: Co-Creator Billy Aronson Looks Back
In September 1994, a rock musical about young artists living under the shadow of AIDS, based partly on Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, was...