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Painting by Louis Béroud depicting copyists in the Louvre.

Why 19th-Century Paris Had a Museum Full of Copies

Innovation and originality weren't yet in vogue.
by Emma Jacobs
March 06, 2019
You looking' at me?

The Mona Lisa's Eyes Are Not Following You Around the Room

Maybe the “Mona Lisa effect” needs a new name.
by Evan Nicole Brown
January 08, 2019
The spiral staircase, waiting for its next home.

For Sale: 24 Steps From the Eiffel Tower's Spiral Staircases

Panoramic view of Paris not guaranteed.
by Jessica Leigh Hester
November 13, 2018

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Novus Ordo Seclorum: 14 Places to Unearth Masonic Secrets
View from inside the cave
The House of the Temple.
Statue of George Washington

Novus Ordo Seclorum: 14 Places to Unearth Masonic Secrets

Your best bets for gaining insight into the real history of Freemasonry.

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Including Zedekiah’s Cave, Masonic Lodge of the Andaz Hotel, and House of the Temple

A Rat Lover's Tour of the World
Rats of Karni Mata Temple
Paxton Gate Exterior
Albino Squirrels of Olney, Illinois

A Rat Lover’s Tour of the World

15 places where rodents are celebrated, feared, preserved, and studied.

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Including Karni Mata Temple, Nutty Narrows Bridge, and Paxton Gate