Stories
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Our endless quest for eternal youth
From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.
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Notes upon arrival
In an effort to feel at home back in the country of her birth, poet Bhanu Kapil recognises the small revelations of nature in a chilly UK spring as a way to reconnect.
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Dial ‘S’ for sex
In pre-internet days, phone boxes became a patchwork of ‘tart cards’ offering sexual services. Find out about the clandestine world they hint at.
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Tracing the toxic story of tear gas
Investigating tear gas – from factory to Black Lives Matter protest – Imani Jacqueline Brown uncovers a toxic legacy where pollution, violence and racism are intimately entwined.
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Silhouettes and Profiles
Date: 1886Reference: GALTON/2/8/3Part of: Galton Papers
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Silhouettes of a family of five: family planning in Sudan. Colour lithograph by Sudan Family Planning Association, ca. 2000.
Date: [2000?]Reference: 811456i- Archives and manuscripts
"Silhouettes of all British, American and German aircraft", for the Second and Third Grade Tests of the Royal Observer Corps Club
Date: 1941Reference: RAMC/1931/3Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Pictures
Silhouettes of a family beneath an umbrella within a red cross: family planning in Mali. Colour lithograph by A. Sanogo for DNAFLA, 1987.
Date: [19]87Reference: 766764i
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Silhouettes of people with hearts walking representing an advertisement for the AIDS Walk for Life in Edmonton Canada, Sunday Oct 4 1992. Colour lithograph after Keith Haring.