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Discover the First Depiction of Santa Claus (and Its Origins in Civil War Propaganda)

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Odd-Shaped Cookie Cutters Spark Community and Creativity

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Muppet Versions of Xmas Movie Posters

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Reminder: NASA’s holiday yule log fireplace video is delightful — it’s a...

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean

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Children’s game: pau de sebo

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Our Powerless 20 List Is Here

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On Walking

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Popular new ideas

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Discover 20 Historical Christmas Recipes: Fruitcake, Gingerbread, Figgy Pudding & More

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The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2025 Edition

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Bookshop’s Bestselling Nonfiction Books of 2025

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The Truth Physics Can No Longer Ignore. “To truly understand living systems...

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Faith Ringgold's Story Quilts Get to the Heart of Being Human

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Allspice is a single spice?! “Allspice is the dried fruit of the...

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We Asked Four AI Coding Agents to Rebuild Minesweeper… “Cloning Minesweeper isn’t...

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Wes Anderson Brings Joseph Cornell’s Studio to Life

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Happy Holidays, New York!

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The Case for a Public Social Media Platform. “What if the United...

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Hyperallergic’s Art Tarotscope for the Winter Solstice

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If Stayin’ Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century

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Finland uses a progressive scale for speeding tickets; the fine amount is...

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How to Live Fully: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Remedy for Our Resistance to Change

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Meticulously Sculpted Books by Brian Dettmer Explore the Inner Workings of Information

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Top 10 Alternative Christmas Movie Lists: Horror, Action, Comedy & More

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Tragedy Struck Composer Irving Berlin on Christmas Day. Years Later, He Would Write One of the All-Time Holiday Classics

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The Dead Mall Society

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Incandescent anger

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Banksy’s Heartbreaking Christmas Mural

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Random access

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The Life and Work of Afrobeat Creator Fela Kuti Explored by Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad

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From Sight & Sound, a list of the best video essays of...

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The Egalitarian Vision of Nativity Scenes

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Banksy’s Latest Mural Is a Heartbreaking Christmastime Message

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200,000 Years Of Human History In One Hour

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The Messy Family Drama of Ancient Egyptian Gods

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Why Japan’s internet looks weird — unless you live here. “Japanese customers...

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White House Renews Threats to Smithsonian Institution

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Underneath a Breaching Humpback Whale

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American Classmates Having Difficulty Understanding Better Educated Foreign Exchange Student. “Kids say...

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British Museum Launches Farcical “Decolonizing” Loan Program

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Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

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Artists Embrace an Affordable and Ubiquitous Material in ‘Cardboard: Infinite Possibilities’

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Runaway supermassive black hole? Did not know this could be a thing....

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After a Century, the Rockettes Are Still Kicking Their Way Into American Hearts

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A full archive of The Hairpin (iykyk)....

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A ‘Hybrid Habitat’ By Guto Requena Gives New Meaning to ‘Urban Jungle’ in São Paolo

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What Pompeii Looked Like Hours Before Its Destruction: A Reconstruction

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