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  Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa Now Appears on Japanese Banknotes

  openculture.com - Colin Marshall

  If you’ve lived or traveled in Japan, you know full well how much of daily life in that cash-intensive society involves the use of thousand-yen …

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  Enter a Huge Archive of Amazing Stories, the World’s First Science Fiction Magazine, Launched in 1926

  openculture.com - OC

  If you haven’t heard of Hugo Gernsback, you’ve surely heard of the Hugo Award. Next to the Nebula, it’s the most prestigious of science fiction …

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  Cosplayer Alyson Tabbitha Celebrates 10 Years of Unbelievable Pop Culture Transformations

  My Modern Met - Regina Sienra

  Since 2014, cosplayer Alyson Tabbitha has amazed pop culture fans with her highly detailed transformations. Her cosplays not only nail the outfit and the aesthetic of famous characters, but Tabbitha also manages to look just like the actors that portray them thanks to her superior makeup abilities. …

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  Suzi Quatro to celebrate 60 year reign as official Queen of Rock and Roll with five-date UK tour

  loudersound.com - By Fraser Lewry

  Glam rock legend Suzi Quatro has announced plans to celebrate her 60th anniversary in the music business with a UK tour. Quatro, who formed her first …

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  Doctor Who Christmas Specials Linked to Lower Death Rates in The UK

  ScienceAlert - David Nield

  On Christmas Day, Ncuti Gatwa made his full debut as Doctor Who in a special episode broadcast on BBC One. A somewhat whimsical new study has found a …

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  Mapping Middle-earth: The lopsided demographics of Tolkien's universe

  bigthink.com - Frank Jacobs

  Fantasy, meet statistics: The census comes to Middle-earth! Wizards and Trolls, Elves and Hobbits, not to mention the occasional Ent or …