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| | A gifted scholar. A capable queen.
Catherine Parr was so much more than a wife who “survived” England’s murderous Henry VIII. A new movie starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law may raise the stature of Henry’s least-known (and last) wife.
Parr (pictured above), who was twice widowed before Henry, “sacrificed her heart for the sake of duty,” one historian says.
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 | | FINE ART/ALBUM | | Great and powerful: From Dumbledore to Gandalf, pop culture is full of bearded men wielding magical powers. But there’s one wizard—Merlin—who is the inspiration for them all.
When Merlin first appears in medieval tales, he's just a bard, but his character evolves over many centuries, transforming from a musician to the powerful sorcerer seen in the oil painting (above) by Emil Johann Lauffer. Merlin is presenting the once and future king Arthur who he guides to the throne of Britain. Learn more about the legendary Merlin.
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY LUISA DÖRR | | Indigenous pride: A group of women skateboarders in Bolivia has been using Indigenous attire (as seen above) to help battle discrimination.
The clothing worn by Indigenous Aymara and Quechua women, commonly known as cholitas, can inspire cultural pride. But the attire also serves as a reminder of rural oppression.
Photographer Luisa Dörr spent weeks documenting members of the ImillaSkate team and their sense of pride and empowerment in a country where almost half the population has Indigenous roots. | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY FLÁVIA FERRARI | | Genetic oddity: When this little canine (above) was first found in 2021 after being struck by a car, veterinarians noticed unusual behavior. The animal looked and barked like a dog but it also climbed bushes, a behavior more typical of the local Pampas fox. And it refused common dog food, preferring to eat rats.
Genetic testing later confirmed Dogxim was a hybrid of both species, the world's first known dog-fox hybrid.
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