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Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship

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LONDON — Michael Score has been a volunteer at the British National Archives for the past 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future researchers. Then one day last May, the retired insurance executive made a discovery of his own while examining the letters of an 18th-century Royal Navy … Read more

Review: “Wes Anderson, The Archives” at the Design Museum in London

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Vending machines, Atelier Simon Weisse, Asteroid CITY. Photo: Richard Round-Turner. © Design Museum Alfred Hitchcock’s idea of ​​”pure cinema” was based on his education in the silent film era, but you can see its echo throughout his filmography. He believed the film should be enjoyed on mute, because the key images – birds flocking to … Read more