Stories
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Believe yourself better
There’s more to recovery than medication. In future, our unconscious minds could be recruited to put a positive spin on our health problems, helping us feel better faster.
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Is fake news killing fictive art?
Parafictional artists create projects where the imaginary interacts with real life. But the growth of so-called ‘fake news’ is providing a new challenge.
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Western magic’s fascination with the foreigner
Could modern magic shows be perpetuating damaging cultural stereotypes? Shelley Saggar shows how ‘exotic’ costumes and imagery are far from harmless fun.
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Inside the minds of A R Hopwood and Honor Beddard
The curators of ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ reveal the stories behind the exhibits, and the intriguing truths the show confronts us with.
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The deceptive arts used by Floram Marchand to transform water into other liquids. Manuscript, ca. 1858, after a pamphlet by T. Peedle and T. Cozbie, 1650.
Peedle, Thomas, active 1650.Date: [1858?]Reference: 896i- Books
Trust us, we're experts! : how industry manipulates science and gambles with your future / Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber.
Rampton, Sheldon, 1957-Date: [2001], ©2001- Books
Bogus liquors and how to suppress them / Hiram Walker & Sons.
Hiram Walker, Inc.Date: [1899?]- Pictures
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J. St. John Long (a dubious medical practitioner) dressed as a funeral mourner surrounded by ducks and placards which advertise several malpractice cases of his in which patients died. Coloured etching attributed to A. Sharpshooter, 1830.
Sharpshooter, A.Date: 8 September 1830Reference: 21000i- Books
Real or not? : health scams and beauty fallacies exposed / Andy Ho.
Ho, Andy, Ph.D.Date: [2005], ©2005