Archive - Born Free Press

An attempt to discover the story behind an iconic photograph celebrated in magical circles.

Jan 27

How the sounds of a word determine its impact and insult.

Jan 13

December 2022

The words and ideas that stood out to me in 2022.

Dec 30, 2022

How these horse-riding, weapon-wielding nomads won the hearts of ancient artists, and what modern science is revealing about their skills and status.

Dec 16, 2022

Learning about two of the world’s earliest creation stories and the amusing part our favourite alcoholic beverage plays in one of them.

Dec 2, 2022

November 2022

A pair of stories about irregularities in the species classification record.

Nov 18, 2022

The evidence of the real-life inspiration for Dracula’s English home, Carfax.

Nov 4, 2022

October 2022

Louvain Rees explains what her job is all about and shares some of her favourite discoveries.

Oct 21, 2022

The fact and the fiction behind a spooky museum specimen.

Oct 7, 2022

A short story written in 1921 by Edward Heron-Allen – a polymath who practised law and palmistry and was an expert on violins and Persian literature …

Oct 7, 2022

September 2022

One man’s failure was another man’s fortune.

Sep 23, 2022

How contemporary creators – and campaigners of the past – have turned insult into inspiration.

Sep 9, 2022

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