Tomb of missing pharaoh found in biggest discovery since 1922
Thutmose II died 3,500 years ago and his tomb was thought to be at the other end of the mountain near the Valley of the Kings ...
How Gin Become 'a Problem' According to a Very Famous Author
From the Food & Wine archives, Kingsley Amis delves into the history of gin and how moral panic (and a bit of poison) almost ...
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‘The poor always had a roof over their head … we don’t have that now in Dublin’
A series of lectures being held at Christ Church Cathedral is looking at the past, present and future impacts of the homelessness crisis in Dublin. Research advisor Dr Stuart Kinsella is involved with ...
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Boca Raton turns 100 years old this year. What does the city have planned?
The city's centennial website, Boca100.com, lists all things Boca Raton ahead of May, when the city marks its 100th birthday.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Irish, African American connection linked by slavery, neighborhoods, tragedy
(Getty Images) The bonding between enslaved Africans and Irish servants, which began in the 18th century, would continue in the 19th century. From the 1830s to the 1860s, the Five Points ...
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The Reckless Creation of Whiteness
In The Unseen Truth, Sarah Lewis examines how an erroneous 18th-century story about the “Caucasian ... often Jewish or Irish women whose hair had been stiffened with the help of coatings of ...
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How one man from Donegal is changing how we see Irish pubs in Boston
The Dubliner is Boston’s hottest Irish pub right now, and the newly opened McGonagle’s Pub in Dorchester is right on track to join the ranks as a local favorite. Both are welcoming ...
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The Stone of Madness review - 18th century stealth 'em up with a devilish psychological twist
The Stone of Madness may be set in the 18th century, a full 350 years on from Umberto Eco's masterful monastic mystery The Name of the Rose, yet the game is clearly indebted to the literary ...
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Six Nations preview: Ireland aim for unprecedented feat but recent ‘decline’ to open the door for rivals
Ireland coaches Andy Farrell and Simon Easterby alongside captain Caelan Doris and fly-half Sam Prendergast. Next up in our set of previews ahead of the 2025 Six Nations we examine the prospects of ...
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Irish president accused of 'politicising' Holocaust event
Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina with Holocaust survivors Suzi Diamond (left) and Tomi Reichenthal (second left) as they arrive at a Holocaust Memorial Day event Israeli ...
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The Irish Times view on Trump’s economic threat to Ireland: danger lies ahead
The precise shape of the threat from Donald Trump’s presidency to Ireland’s exports and tax revenue is still not clear. However, it is obvious that danger lies ahead. Trump has threatened ...
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Rotunda building plan likened to ‘brick-clad cruise liner docked on Parnell Square’
Heritage organisations the Dublin Civic Trust and An Taisce said the development would irrevocably damage the 18th-century square and the potential for its regeneration and restoration ...