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E.W. Marland Mansion: A Palace on the Prairie
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Herakles’s 6th Labor: Clear Away the Mind’s Chaos

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Herakles’s solution for defeating the birds of chaos offers a lesson in separating truth from toxic noise.
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Roman Philosopher Epictetus’s 3 Stoic Tenets

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Born a slave, this freedom-loving Roman taught Stoicism’s power to the ancient world.
E.W. Marland Mansion: A Palace on the Prairie

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In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a Mediterranean Revival-style residence in America’s heartland.
St. Florian Monastery: Beautifully Baroque

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In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit an Austrian monastery that abounds in stunning art and craftsmanship.
Could You Out-Read a Victorian-Era Coal Miner? (Spoiler: Probably Not)

Could You Out-Read a Victorian-Era Coal Miner? (Spoiler: Probably Not)

Britain’s working class once read Milton underground. We, meanwhile, have TikTok.
Santa Lucia Knows If You’ve Been Naughty or Nice

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Herakles’s solution for defeating the birds of chaos offers a lesson in separating truth from toxic noise.
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