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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 life and death of Tamagotchi and the virtual pet

Discover how the 1990s craze for Tamagotchis became a flood of robotic and virtual pets, sending their owners on an emotional rollercoaster ride.

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How to be poor and happy

Money, security, self-sufficiency and charitable giving have long been linked to happiness. But what if you’re working class?

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On nature cures and taking the waters

When chilly outdoor swims began to chip away at her depression, Jessica J Lee was drawn to a closer study of the complex natural world around her.

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  • A fashionable lady being given an enema by a charming young man. Line engraving by Dicuelt, 18--.
  • A fashionable dentist's practice: teeth are being extracted from poor children in order to create dentures for wealthy people. Coloured lithograph, n.d., after T. Rowlandson, 1787.
  • A medicine man or shaman in Africa. Process print, 1910.
  • An African medicine man operating on a man's hand. Coloured engraving.
  • A Japanese doctor taking the pulse of a patient. Halftone after a photograph by Messrs. Kajima & Suwo.
  • A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a fashionable and rich lady, while his black assistant and her white maid attend. Etching.
  • A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a fashionable and rich lady, while his black assistant and her white maid attend. Etching.
  • A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a fashionable and rich lady, while his black assistant and her white maid attend. Etching.
  • A physician and nurse attending a sick patient (?) and her servant. Watercolour.
  • A Dayak shaman or medicine man holding a flaming torch and some charms. Wood engraving.
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