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Phil Edwards

Phil Edwards

Former correspondent

    Latest articles by Phil Edwards

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    The DeLorean paradox: how it failed and became a legendThe DeLorean paradox: how it failed and became a legend
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    When you learn its story, this car really is a time machine.

    By Phil Edwards
    Science
    9 superb owl facts you need to know9 superb owl facts you need to know
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    Everybody’s talking about the superb owl, so these facts will be a hit at your next superb owl party.

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    This is the telegram MLK sent Malcolm X’s wife after her husband’s assassinationThis is the telegram MLK sent Malcolm X’s wife after her husband’s assassination
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    These telegrams show the two leaders’ relationship in a new way.

    By Phil Edwards
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    Read MLK’s childhood letter about throwing snowballs and making snowmenRead MLK’s childhood letter about throwing snowballs and making snowmen
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    “We are really having a fine time.” This is what Martin Luther King Jr. did on his first snow day.

    By Phil Edwards
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    The World War II battle against STDsThe World War II battle against STDs
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    What happens when you mix venereal disease and global war?

    By Phil Edwards
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    The facial prosthetics of World War IThe facial prosthetics of World War I
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    Why the war’s wounded needed a sculptor.

    By Phil Edwards
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    Why gamers use WASD to moveWhy gamers use WASD to move
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    WASD is a standard. Why?

    By Phil Edwards
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    Why the Marvel Cinematic Universe feels emptyWhy the Marvel Cinematic Universe feels empty
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    The Marvel Cinematic Universe isn’t a very good cinematic universe.

    By Phil Edwards
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    How ninjas went mainstreamHow ninjas went mainstream
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    Why does the whole world know about ninjas?

    By Phil Edwards
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    How Jackson Pollock became so overratedHow Jackson Pollock became so overrated
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    If he is overrated, this is the critic who made him that way.

    By Phil Edwards

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