Tag: Heritage

The Politics and Sentimentality of Descent

April 18, 2023
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Commentary The emphasis President Joe Biden places on his Irishness is simultaneously bogus and sincere: for it is a strange fact of human psychology that if you repeat something to yourself often enough you come to believe that it must be true, especially if it’s to your advantage, and then you begin to have the…

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Lalibela: The Legend | Arkeo Ep5 | Documentary

January 13, 2023
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A small town lost in the Ethiopian mountains, Lalibela, has attracted tens of thousands of Orthodox pilgrims every year for the past 800 years. They come to visit one of the 12 rock-hewn churches, listed as world heritage by UNESCO. …

Capitol Report (July 12): Lowering Food Prices, Protecting Farmland; US Kills High-Level ISIS Commander

July 12, 2022
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President Joe Biden is heading to the Middle East Tuesday night. The White House says he wants to help bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer together. House Republicans are calling for legislation to boost legal farmworker immigration, saying it’ll lower food prices. How much will it help, and what do lawmakers tell us about efforts…

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Preserving Western Heritage Through Art

June 20, 2022
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The American West and its heritage are solidified through the expression of artists and their works. The call of the West is strong, and these artists preserve the ideals and visions through paintings, furniture, jewelry, and other crafts. Western furniture designs, in particular, are influenced by the Wild West imagery of ranches, cowboys, and horses,…

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French Slackliner Wows Crowd With Eiffel Tower Performance

September 18, 2021
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PARIS—Slackliner Nathan Paulin drew applause from a watching crowd in Paris as he completed a 600-meter crossing on Saturday from the Eiffel Tower to the other side of the river Seine. Paulin, 27, moved along the slackline suspended 70 meters above the ground, at one point sitting and lying on the rope before arriving at…

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Metal Detectorist Unearths Extremely Rare 1,000-Year-Old Viking Treasure on Isle of Man

March 15, 2021
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An amateur treasure hunter has uncovered a hoard of Viking artifacts that is believed to have been buried on the Isle of Man more than 1,000 years ago. The collection includes treasures such as a large silver brooch and an exceedingly rare solid gold arm-band. The find is a momentous discovery, dated roughly A.D. 950 and…

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