James Cheshire receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. The late 1940s and early 1950s were a golden age for polar mapmaking in the US. Major magazines such as Time, Life and ...

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While known as Ptolemy’s map, it’s believed the map itself was created by Agathodaemon of Alexandria but included in the Geographica. Sadly, the original maps were lost but the work was so descriptive ...

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The most famous architects don’t solely leave behind the buildings they’ve designed—they leave behind blueprints for how we live, work, and move through the world. From the way Frank Lloyd Wright ...

Look at her now! When Lady Gaga was studying at New York University, some of her classmates made a Facebook group titled “Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous,” bullying her for fighting for ...

EXCLUSIVE: Phoebe Dynevor is set to join Zac Efron in director Jody Hill’s latest feature film, Famous, a provocative Los Angeles-set thriller that explores the dark side of celebrity. In Famous, Zac ...