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1,000 years of Japanese swords

From weapon to icon – a riveting history lesson in the many meanings of the samurai sword that’s also just plain cool to see

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Hunting ‘Man the Hunter’

For a century, this theory of human origins has died and returned. To free it from limbo, we must disentangle its many meanings

- by Vivek V Venkataraman

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Africa’s cultural landmarks: Ọṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove, Nigeria

Deep inside a luscious grove in Nigeria, a community of artists preserves otherworldly monuments to Yorùbá spirituality

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The Black executioner

Medieval artists depicted bodies as vehicles for politics and hierarchy. Repeated enough, these roles began to appear natural

- by Denva Gallant

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Does reading do us any good?

Stripped of easy moralising, literature makes us relish the search for truth in an age when many believe truth to be dead

- by Flora Champy

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