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Through the plight of a defiant Titan, this ancient Greek play reminded theatergoers to embrace their mortality.
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Why the Number 8 Points Us Beyond Completion
Traditional Culture| By
James Sale

Why the Number 8 Points Us Beyond Completion

After completing tasks and goals, why do we still feel empty? This fortuitous number points to what comes next.
Prometheus Bound: Living Within Limits
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Leo Salvatore

Prometheus Bound: Living Within Limits

Through the plight of a defiant Titan, this ancient Greek play reminded theatergoers to embrace their mortality.
Marble House: Gilded Age Grandeur
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Sarah Isak-Goode

Marble House: Gilded Age Grandeur

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a beaux arts summer ‘cottage’ in Newport, Rhode Island.
James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana
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Tiffany Brannan

James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana

In this installment of ‘Art of Liberty,’ we meet the partner who made Currier & Ives prints popular in 19th-century American homes.
Chicago Cultural Center: Dramatic Domes Dominate
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Deena Bouknight

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In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a neoclassical structure in the Windy City with extravagant art-glass domes.
Herakles and the Mares of Diomedes: When Appetite Turns Against Itself
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Why the Number 8 Points Us Beyond Completion
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James Sale

Why the Number 8 Points Us Beyond Completion

After completing tasks and goals, why do we still feel empty? This fortuitous number points to what comes next.
Prometheus Bound: Living Within Limits
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Leo Salvatore

Prometheus Bound: Living Within Limits

Through the plight of a defiant Titan, this ancient Greek play reminded theatergoers to embrace their mortality.
Marble House: Gilded Age Grandeur
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Sarah Isak-Goode

Marble House: Gilded Age Grandeur

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a beaux arts summer ‘cottage’ in Newport, Rhode Island.
James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana
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James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana

In this installment of ‘Art of Liberty,’ we meet the partner who made Currier & Ives prints popular in 19th-century American homes.
Chicago Cultural Center: Dramatic Domes Dominate
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Deena Bouknight

Chicago Cultural Center: Dramatic Domes Dominate

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a neoclassical structure in the Windy City with extravagant art-glass domes.
Herakles and the Mares of Diomedes: When Appetite Turns Against Itself
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James Sale

Herakles and the Mares of Diomedes: When Appetite Turns Against Itself

In the eighth Labor, Herakles confronts a deeper evil: appetites twisted by human cruelty, embodied in the man-eating Mares of Diomedes.
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In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet one half of the artistic team responsible for America’s iconic 19th-century print media.
By Wounds Undaunted: Presidents Who Survived Assassination Attempts
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Examples of courage, wit, and faith are on display from those who have dedicated their lives to the service of their fellowmen.
Palace of Catalan Music: Barcelona Art Nouveau
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In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a monument to Catalan tradition.
Medieval Guilds: How They Worked and What We Can Learn From Them
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Walker Larson

Medieval Guilds: How They Worked and What We Can Learn From Them

Associations organized by merchants and craftsmen served as the social and economic backbone of many medieval towns.