Tag: history
Gertrude Street Projection Festival Returns this winter
28 – 31 July 2022
The much-loved Gertrude Street Projection Festival (GSPF) is back for its 14th year presenting thoughtful and considered artworks from selected artists. Proudly presented by The...
Pornography, the devil and baboons in fancy dress: what went on at the infamous historical Hellfire Club
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After a month of waiting, the season finale of Stranger Things season 4 has almost arrived on Netflix. This season, along with the nightmarish...
Volcanoes, plague, famine and endless winter: Welcome to 536, what historians and scientists believe was the ‘worst year to be alive’
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It’s only February and already 2022 is shaping up badly. A huge volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga, the prospect of...
The messy history of our modern, Western calendar
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For something that’s meant to lend order to our lives, the modern Western calendar has a messy history. The mess, in part, comes...
Why the Australia-France submarine deal collapse was predictable
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Australia’s unilateral cancellation of its contract to purchase French submarines and sign up for the AUKUS security pact constitutes a slap in the face for...
People dropped whisky into their noses to treat Spanish flu. Here’s what else they took that would raise eyebrows today
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We’re researching COVID-19 in a fast-paced world with new data becoming available all the time. We track which interventions work well and which ones don’t.
But in...