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culture2 min read10/15/2026Cinema-goer's video raises $146,000 for elderly worker
A video shared by Brooklyn Green led to $146,000 in donations for Mary, a cinema worker who has spent more than 45 years in the job.
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culture1 min read10/15/2026Wooden finds show Neanderthals’ practical skills
Researchers recorded nearly 600 wooden objects or their imprints at a Spanish rock shelter, where flooding and minerals helped preserve them.
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culture2 min read10/14/2026Inuit wooden figure may record an early European meeting
A carving dating from around 1350 probably represents a Norse person and offers an early Indigenous view of European visitors.
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culture2 min read10/14/2026Mai’s portrait brings eighteenth-century history to Los Angeles
The Getty Center is displaying Joshua Reynolds’ portrait of Mai, whose visit to Britain inspired fascination and competing ideas about Pacific societies.
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culture1 min read10/13/2026The unexpected history of Mongolian chicken
The name of Mongolian chicken traces back to Wu Zhaonan, a comedian who wanted to name his dish after Beijing.
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culture2 min read10/12/2026The search for Columbus's first settlement
La Navidad was built using wood from Columbus's damaged ship. Researchers have identified a possible site in Haiti, but its exact location remains uncertain.
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