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Air of threat

Novelist Chloe Aridjis vividly describes the suffocating atmosphere of Mexico City, as a combination of topography, crowded neighbourhoods, and reckless political diktats create a downward spiral.

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A history of mindfulness

Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.

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A brief history of tattoos

The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.

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The law of periodicity for menstruation

Dr Edward Clarke's Law of Periodicity claimed that females who were educated alongside their male peers were developing their minds at the expense of their reproductive organs.

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  • Bridal costume from La Alberca, Salamanca Province. Photograph property of Hispanic Society of America.
  • Four high society women in costumes associated with the times of the day; two women wearing historical costumes from Europe and America. Lithograph.
  • Argentines of today / edited by William Belmont Parker.
  • Argentines of today / edited by William Belmont Parker.
  • Uruguayans of today / [edited] by William Belmont Parker.
  • Fossil man in Spain / by Hugo Obermaier ; with an introduction by Henry Fairfield Osborn.
  • A travelling medicine vendor on horseback making a speech to a crowd of people. Engraving by T. Slater, ca. 1713.
  • Essays on physiognomy; for the promotion of the knowledge and the love of mankind / Written in the German language by J.C. Lavater. Abridged from Mr. Holcroft's translation.
  • Phall-O-meter', Intersex Society of North
  • Zoological Society of London: three curassows. Coloured etching.
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