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Issue 48: the Cosmic House museum
A peek inside the ‘idiosyncratic private house-turned-museum’ in a residential neighbourhood of west London.
Sep 22
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Vernacular/Nostalgia #2: behind the scenes at the museum
'I made a point of photographing the corridors, cabinets, shelves, and stores which held the museum’s more than 80million specimens.'
Sep 15
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Issue 47: the most important publication in science was paid for in fish books
‘It defined how we understand the universe and popularised the ‘scientific method’, which is the bedrock of modern science.’
Sep 8
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Vernacular/Nostalgia #1: cedar trees
‘I have a bit of a thing for using French knots as foliage.’
Sep 1
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August 2023
Issue 46: ornamental hermits
'It might strike the 21st Century reader as bizarre, even hilarious, but in the 18th Century it was taken seriously, it was a fashion.'
Aug 25
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From the archives: X marks the spot
A typographic tale of love and hate, hide and seek.
Aug 11
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July 2023
From the archives: of multi-generational migration fame
What we know about the monarch butterfly and "the most remarkable biological phenomena in the world".
Jul 28
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From the archives: the crucial role of women in the birth of the Bronze Age
The gender stereotype-redefining research that puts women at the forefront of major innovation in ancient history.
Jul 14
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June 2023
From the archives: Goodbye Gary Arber
I’m taking the summer to reflect on the purpose (and potential new format?!) of this newsletter. So, to tide you over, I’m sharing one of my favourite…
Jun 30
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Issue 45: the tree that time forgot (for a few million years)
The story of 'one of the most dramatic comebacks in natural history'.
Jun 16
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Issue 44: the influence of medievalism on the Suffragettes
And how a love of Chaucer could have inspired one of the most infamous moments of the votes for women campaign.
Jun 2
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May 2023
Issue 43: a pause; the semi-colon
By the time you read this, I’ll be on holiday. While I take a little break from regular life (and from my regular newsletter stories), I’m sharing some…
May 19
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