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How did the UK, a country with libel laws generally seen as very plaintiff-friendly, come to have some of the most notorious tabloids in the Anglosphere?
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How did the UK, a country with little legal right to free speech and plaintiff-friendly libel laws, also come to have the most notorious tabloids in the Anglosphere?
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What kind of pillow would Alexander the Great have put his Homeric scrolls under? What kind of information about ancient pillows is preserved in the historical (and/or archaeological?) record?
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The Navajo language is dependent on subtle vocal inflections, to my (very weak) understanding - were Code Talkers impeded by the fidelity of their radio equipment?
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"The Atlantic" recently described Donald Rumsfeld as "America’s worst secretary of defense," explicit comparison to Robert McNamara notwithstanding; what were the redeeming features of Robert McNamara's tenure?
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I really enjoyed Ian Morris's "Why The West Rules - For Now," recommended in the AH book list. But what does Morris do right that Jared Diamond does wrong?
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Why was the audience predisposed to dislike Vaslav Nijinsky's choreography for "The Right of Spring?" And how did the "riot" at the premier become the stuff of legend?
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