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The Rijksmuseum is presenting a rare 19th-century condom featuring a raunchy print in its new show ... “The pleasure on one side and the risk of sexually transmitted diseases on the other side.

Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.

It is neither a painting nor a sculpture. It's a 19th-century condom, made from a sheep's appendix and printed with an erotic image of a nun and three aroused clergymen, now on public display for ...

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The 21st century pharmaceutical and biotech sector has come a long way from its roots in 19th century pharmacy. pharmaphorum looks at its evolution over the centuries. The roots of the ...

For nearly a century, so-called “ugly laws” banned people with visible disabilities and diseases from public spaces, revealing society’s harsh standards of beauty and the impact on those who ...

Deftly directed by Stages' artistic director Derek Charles Livingston, the world premiere of Maggie Lou Rader's "Let. Her. Rip" draws us into an 1888 strike led by the London Match Women Labor ...

A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands.