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culture2 min read10/15/2026Video Helps Raise $146,000 for Tennessee Theater Worker
A fundraiser started by 21-year-old Brooklyn Green brought in $146,000 for Mary, a longtime theater worker who enjoys her job and worries about stopping.
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culture2 min read10/15/2026Wooden Discoveries Show Neanderthals’ Skills
Nearly 600 wooden objects or their imprints were documented at a Spanish rock shelter, where flooding and minerals helped preserve them.
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culture2 min read10/14/2026Small Inuit Carving Records an Early View of Europeans
A wooden figure dating to around 1350 probably represents a Norse person and may record a meeting with the ancestors of the Inuit.
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culture2 min read10/14/2026Mai’s Portrait Brings an Islander’s Story to Los Angeles
A large portrait by Joshua Reynolds is on display at the Getty Center. It shows Mai, whose arrival in Britain attracted attention and led others to present him as a nobleman.
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culture1 min read10/13/2026The Story Behind the Name Mongolian Chicken
The dish’s name is linked to a comedian from Beijing who opened a food stall in Taiwan.
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culture2 min read10/12/2026A Lost Fort and the Mystery of Columbus's Ship
Researchers have identified a possible location for the first Spanish settlement in the Americas, but neither the fort nor the ship used to build it has been conclusively located.
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