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How Do You Drink Absinthe?
Well, it requires a fancy slotted spoon, for one thing. The following is the most traditional and common method for preparing the drink. You place a sugar cube on the spoon, and then place the spoon over a glass of absinthe. Pour iced water over the
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Strike a Pose
A bold new photographic project asks modern-day Americans to re-create portraits of their 19th-century ancestors in painstakingly accurate fashion. Award-winning British photographer Drew Gardner has spent nearly 20 years tracking down descendants of
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25 Films Selected for Preservation in National Film Registry
Twenty-five influential films have been selected for the 2023 Library of Congress National Film Registry, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced in December. The films are selected each year for their cultural, historic, or aesthetic importance

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