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Lights! kim dynasty! action! Selkie and the Anchoress
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Lights! kim dynasty! action!

The late North Korean despot Kim Jong Il was a massive cinema buff. When he took control of the...

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Hyping the Mona Lisa Selkie and the Anchoress
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Hyping the Mona Lisa

Was the Mona Lisa always seen as an iconic masterpiece? Who decides which images become iconic...

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Mary Toft and the Sinister Rabbits Selkie and the Anchoress
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Mary Toft and the Sinister Rabbits

If anyone remembers Mary Toft at all, it’s as the woman who hoaxed some of the most powerful men...

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Moe the Chimp and the Tragic Birthday Selkie and the Anchoress
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Moe the Chimp and the Tragic Birthday

St James and LaDonna Davis of West Covina, California, had what they considered to be the perfect...

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A Light Supper With The Breatharians Selkie and the Anchoress
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A Light Supper With The Breatharians

Is it possible to live without food or water? A group of New Age extremists called the...

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The Basement Music of The Shaggs Selkie and the Anchoress
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The Basement Music of The Shaggs

Helen, Betty and Dot Wiggin had no interest in being pop stars. Their dad, however, shaped his...

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Are You Bridget Cleary? Selkie and the Anchoress
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Are You Bridget Cleary?

Bridget Cleary wasn’t like the other girls in her rural town in Tipperary, Ireland. It was the...

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The Obsessions of Hans Christian Andersen Selkie and the Anchoress
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The Obsessions of Hans Christian Andersen

It was 1857 and the last thing Charles Dickens and his family (who were in a state of upheaval)...

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The Haunting of Humpty Doo House Selkie and the Anchoress
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The Haunting of Humpty Doo House

It was the late 90’s in the small Northern Territory town of Humpty Doo, a place of sweltering...

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The Eternal Supermodel: Lizzie Siddal and the Feminine Muse Selkie and the Anchoress
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The Eternal Supermodel: Lizzie Siddal and the Feminine Muse

Lizzie Siddal was a young working class woman in Victorian London who longed for more. Desperate...

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Sing, Frights of Angels! Selkie and the Anchoress
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Sing, Frights of Angels!

It’s nearly Christmas and we are surrounded by depictions of angels. On the Christmas tree, on...

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The Unholy Death of Anneliese Michel Selkie and the Anchoress
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The Unholy Death of Anneliese Michel

When Anneliese Michel reached out to Father Ernst Alt, she was desperate. Suicidally depressed...

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Deadly Dancing: The Dance Marathons of the American Dust Bowl Selkie and the Anchoress
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Deadly Dancing: The Dance Marathons of the American Dust Bowl

Most people watch reality TV or follow internet drama, often with the desire to see people in...

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Deadly Dancing: The Dance Marathons of the American Dust Bowl Selkie and the Anchoress
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Deadly Dancing: The Dance Marathons of the American Dust Bowl

Most people watch reality TV or follow internet drama, often with the desire to see people in...

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Uncanny Valley of the Dolls Selkie and the Anchoress
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Uncanny Valley of the Dolls

Why do so many people claim to find dolls creepy?  Are we influenced by popular culture or are we...

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We Are The Zombies Selkie and the Anchoress
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We Are The Zombies

What would you do if a loved one told you that they were dead? Not that they felt dead on the...

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Mr Split-Foot Visits the Fox Sisters Selkie and the Anchoress
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Mr Split-Foot Visits the Fox Sisters

 People often joke about starting up a religious movement, but in late 1840’s New York, two kids...

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Agafia of Siberia Part 2 of 2 Selkie and the Anchoress
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Agafia of Siberia Part 2 of 2

Agafia Lykova was 35 years old when, for the first time in her life, she met a human being who...

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Agafia of Siberia part 1 of 2 Selkie and the Anchoress
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Agafia of Siberia part 1 of 2

 Agafia Lykova was 36 years old when, for the first time in her life, she met a human being who...

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