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Drexel Prof Has Some Concrete Answers About How the Pyramids Were Builtnew

Michel Barsoum says the theories that modern science have devised to explain the construction of Egypt's Great Pyramids are wrong. Barsoum's theory, naturally, has been treated as heresy in the world of Egyptology.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Patrick Rapa  |  01-27-2009  |  History

Why Philly Needs to Appropriate the Legacy of Edgar Allan Poenew

Goodbye Ben Franklin, goodbye Rocky. It's time for a new figure to represent everything good and bad about our city. One in whom we can see both our dreams and nightmares. It's time for Philly to embrace its inner-Gothic self and celebrate Edgar Allan Poe.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Edward Pettit  |  01-13-2009  |  History

Card Shark: National Postcard Weeknew

Deltiologist Donald Brown gets ready to show off nearly a million postcards.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  J.F. Pirro  |  05-08-2007  |  History

Monks, Devils and Quakers in the 1800'snew

The lurid life and times of George Lippard, Philadelphia's original best-selling author.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Edward Pettit  |  03-27-2007  |  History

Pushing Envelopesnew

Collector John J. Cuddy is preserving Philadelphia's industrial past through its office supplies.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  J.F. Pirro  |  02-13-2007  |  History

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