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How J.R.R. Tolkien Built A Language

Beyond academia, The linguistic creations of J.R.R. Tolkien have become integral to modern popular culture.


Mars

Mapping Mars

Mapping Mars contributes to our broader understanding of planetary formation and evolution.


Curley's wife

A Curley’s Wife For Our Time

The first actress to play Curley’s Wife, Claire Luce in 1938, reportedly struggled to play the role.


Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl’s Best Work

Dahl’s short story, “Poison”, was turned into an episode of ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents…’


Theories

Exploring A Spectrum Of Possibility

We’ll delve into the real-world theories proposed by experts, scholars, and scientists about the potential types of alien species that might exist out there in the cosmos.


Congress

Are We Alone? The UFO Congress Hearings

Just what revelations were revealed exactly?


Challenger

The Challenger Disaster

Christa McAuliffe was a high school teacher and of the crew on board, she was considered to be its only ‘ordinary’ citizen.


Lady Susan

Lady Susan

Lady Susan is so different to the rest of her work that had you not known it was written by her, even an Austenite might not realise it was Austen at all.


Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.: “I Have A Dream” – 60 Years On

The “I Have a Dream” speech is a testament to the power of words to inspire change and shift the course of history.


Bats

Facts About Bats!

Fossils of the extinct, earliest known bat, Icaronycteris gunnelli, are estimated to date back over 52 million years.


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