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David Suchet Bows Out of Poirot’s Bowler

Arts, Culture & Media

Television’s long-running series about detective Hercule Poirot is almost over. Will Agatha Christie’s main man ever get a re-boot?

Drawings of Atropa belladonna and Digitalis purpurea. Via Köhler's Medicinal Plants/Wikimedia

Agatha Christie’s murders are enmeshed with real chemistry

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Actor David Suchet

Detective Poirot says goodbye to fans in Britain, and even Iran

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Portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

The 6 highly effective habits of the creative genius

Lifestyle & Belief

Genre Busters

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Audio tapes of Agatha Christie

Arts, Culture & Media

Agatha Christie, the best-selling author of all time, describes her life and characters in newly discovered tapes.

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Ancient art from Iraq

Arts, Culture & Media

Follow the Tigris River in the Geo Quiz. We’re traveling upstream of Baghdad. The northern Iraqi city we’re looking for is on the banks of the Tigris in the province of Ninawa. The ancient city is 20 miles or so southeast of the city of Mosul.

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