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Josh Smith was a defensive prodigy who redefined the NBA's shot-blocking standardsBefore he became a journeyman veteran, Josh Smith was a high-flying teenager who bypassed college to dominate the NBA. As a defensive force, he shattered age-related records for b…
Josh Trank’s Capone explores the final, fractured days of a notorious Prohibition-era mob boss.Instead of a traditional crime epic, this 2020 biographical drama focuses on the physical and mental decline of Al Capone. Starring Tom Hardy, the film depicts the former Chicago …
Josiah Warren: The Forgotten Inventor Who Tried to Replace Money With TimeBefore he became the first American anarchist, Josiah Warren was a prolific inventor who sought to eliminate profit. By replacing currency with labor notes, he launched the Cincin…
Josquin may be the first Western composer with afterlife fameJosquin des Prez built a Franco-Flemish polyphonic language so prized that sixteenth-century Europe performed and imitated him for decades. Martin Luther praised him; theorists Gl…
Journalist spy who popularized the English novel formDaniel Defoe (c. 1660–1731) survived plague, fire, pillory, and debtors' prison to write Robinson Crusoe—four editions before 1719 ended—and some 545 attributed titles. Merchant, …- Journey from the Himalayas to the edge of the Big BangExperience an immersive 360-degree voyage through the cosmos. This visualization tracks a path from Earth's atmosphere, past the Milky Way, and into the deep reaches of space to w…
Journey into the heart of Petra, the ancient city carved directly from rockHistorian Dan Snow leads an expedition to the iconic, long-abandoned ruins of Petra. This video offers a firsthand look at the architectural marvels of a vanished civilization, sh…
Journey of Light: Part 2Make an invisible physical process understandable by following light itself. Episodes: 1. Looking Into the Past; 2. Why Don't All the Other Suns Give Us Daylight?; 3. How Many Pla…
Journey through 500 million years of vertebrate evolution at the American Museum of Natural History.Explore the Hall of Vertebrate Origins with researcher Dr. Allison Bronson. This virtual tour highlights some of the museum's most remarkable fossil specimens, including ancient m…
Journey through the Labyrinth of Night, a vast Martian canyon system spanning 1190 kilometersBetween the towering volcanoes of Tharsis and the massive Valles Marineris canyon lies Noctis Labyrinthus. This intricate network of deep, steep valleys stretches across the Marti…
Journey through the prehistoric past inside the Smithsonian's renovated hallsExplore the wonders of the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils. This live look at the National Museum of Natural History reveals extraordinary specimens, including the nation's iconic T…
Journey through the rugged landscapes of the Ausangate region in the Peruvian Andes.This National Geographic feature documents an expedition through the challenging terrain of Ausangate. It offers a glimpse into the exploration of remote environments, highlightin…
Journey to the lost city of Petra in this rare 1929 travelogueExperience a vintage expedition to the ancient Nabataean city of Petra. This archival footage captures a rare 1929 journey to the Sinai Peninsula, offering a glimpse into a world …
Journeying past the edge of the known in unexplored SudanNational Geographic filmmakers and scientists venture into the uncharted territories of Sudan to bring viewers closer to stories of science, exploration, and adventure.
Journeying through the vast and rugged landscapes of CanadaExperience a 15-day road trip through one of the world's most expansive nations. This National Geographic adventure explores the incredible wonders of the Canadian landscape, offe…
Joy is not a destination but a collection of small, everyday moments.David Larbi explores how joy is woven into the fabric of our daily lives. By shifting our focus, we can discover fulfillment in simple experiences like stretching, eating, or conn…
Joy, Not Restriction, Is the Key to Escaping Screen DependenceThe feeling of constant digital tethering, the 'doom loop,' feels inevitable. However, research suggests this cycle of screen dependence and anxiety is not a permanent condition. …
Joyce set Ulysses on the day he first walked out with NoraOn 16 June 1904 James Joyce and Galway chambermaid Nora Barnacle walked through Dublin's Ringsend—their first outing together. He later fixed that calendar day as the single span …
Joyful Harbor where five rivers feed a giant lagoonPorto Alegre—'Joyful Harbor'—is capital and largest city of Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul. Official founding dates to 26 March 1772 under Manuel Sepúlveda (earlier 1769 activity unde…
Jože Plečnik: The Architect Who Married His Work to Transform a Nation's IdentitySlovenian architect Jože Plečnik famously declared he was already married to his architecture when asked to wed. This singular devotion allowed him to reshape the urban fabric of …
Jozef Miloslav Hurban: The Lutheran Pastor Who Shaped Slovak Identity Through Hegelian PhilosophyA central figure in the 1848 Slovak Uprising, Jozef Miloslav Hurban was far more than a revolutionary politician. As a writer, journalist, and theologian, he synthesized complex E…
JR East runs every bullet train north of Tokyo and ships seafood on themJapan's biggest passenger railway was carved out of the old state network in 1987, though it took until 2002 to be truly sold off. Today JR East runs the high-speed lines fanning …
JSON: The simple, language-independent data format that powers the modern webBorn from a need to replace clunky browser plugins, JSON has become the universal language for web data. Though derived from JavaScript, this lightweight format is now used across…
JSTOR began as a fix for libraries drowning in paper journalsBy the early 1990s, university libraries were running out of shelf space and money for ever-multiplying academic journals. Princeton's former president William Bowen proposed digi…
Juan Belmonte revolutionized bullfighting by standing motionless, defying the tradition of constant movement.Before the 20th century, matadors danced around bulls like circus performers. Juan Belmonte changed everything by planting his feet and standing erect, inches from the horns. This…
Juan Luis Vives drafted Europe's first plan for public help to the urban poorIn 1526 a Valencian humanist living in Bruges wrote On Assistance to the Poor, the first Western treatise to propose a state policy for urban poverty: public relief plus craft tra…
Juan Luna: The Filipino Master Who Conquered European Salons and Faced a Murder TrialJuan Luna was a titan of 19th-century art, winning gold in Madrid and defining Philippine national identity. Yet, his life was marked by extreme volatility, shifting from the rigi…
Juan Mata won almost everything, then Mourinho showed him the doorIn his first two seasons at Chelsea, Juan Mata helped win the Champions League, the FA Cup and the Europa League, and fans voted him player of the year. Months later José Mourinho…
Juan Pablo Montoya is the rare driver who mastered F1, IndyCar, and NASCAR racing.Few athletes successfully navigate the distinct worlds of open-wheel racing and stock cars. Juan Pablo Montoya defied convention by winning the Indianapolis 500 as a rookie, secur…
Juárez began as El Paso del Norte in 1659Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua’s largest city, faces El Paso across the Rio Grande and forms the second-largest binational metro on that border, about 2.5 million strong. Franciscan Gar…
Juba: A river-side village turned capital that remains a work in progressEstablished in 1920 as a small mission outpost, Juba transformed into the capital of the world's youngest nation. Despite its rapid growth and strategic position on the White Nile…
Jubaland: A volatile border territory shaped by colonial history and modern regional power strugglesJubaland is a federal member state in southern Somalia with a complex history of shifting colonial boundaries, civil war, and recent political friction. Once ceded to Italy as a r…
Judah Halevi left comfortable Spain to chase the land his poems longed forA respected physician in Toledo, Judah Halevi wrote some 800 Hebrew poems, and many are still sung in synagogues today. His best-known lyric sets a heart in the East against a bod…
Judah P. Benjamin: The Confederate Cabinet Member Who Escaped to Become a British BarristerBorn in the Caribbean to Sephardic parents, Judah P. Benjamin rose from a Louisiana law clerk to a powerful U.S. Senator and Confederate Secretary of State. After the Civil War, h…
Judaism and Christianity mean very different things by being savedSalvation sounds like a single idea, yet the two faiths that share a scripture diverge sharply over it. Christianity places it wholly in Jesus's death on the cross. Judaism reject…
Judaism's holiest day cannot erase a wrong done to your neighbourYom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a full day of fasting, prayer and confession. Yet the Talmud sets a striking limit: the day cleanses offences against God, but a wrong done to…
Judaism's most frequent name for God has gone unspoken for over two thousand yearsThe four Hebrew letters YHWH appear 6,828 times in one standard edition of the Hebrew Bible, yet nobody knows for certain how they were once pronounced. By at least the 3rd centur…
Judd Gregg: The New Hampshire Politician Who Balanced Budgets and Navigated Wall StreetJudd Gregg served as a U.S. Senator, Governor, and House Representative, leaving a complex legacy that spans fiscal policy, federal earmarks, and high-profile cabinet withdrawals.…
Judge Anderson is the psychic law enforcer who challenged Mega-City One's rigid judicial systemCreated for the British comic 2000 AD, Judge Cassandra Anderson is a powerful telepath and precognitive who serves in Mega-City One's Psi-Division. Unlike her stoic counterpart Ju…
Judi Dench auditioned for Cabaret from the wings, too scared to singOffered the part of Sally Bowles in 1968, Judi Dench assumed it was a joke: she had never done a musical and has a famously croaky voice. She auditioned hidden in the wings, leavi…
Judith Wright: The Australian Poet Who Turned Environmental Activism Into Mythic VerseJudith Wright was a towering figure in Australian literature and a fierce environmental campaigner. While her poetry probed the deep relationship between humanity and the natural …
Judy Garland's daughter won her first Tony at 19 and later an Oscar for CabaretLiza Minnelli first appeared on film at three, in the closing scene of one of her mother Judy Garland's musicals. By 19 she had won a Tony, and at 26 she took the Oscar for Sally …- Jugurtha, the Numidian King who famously declared that Rome itself was for saleJugurtha was an illegitimate prince who seized the Numidian throne in 118 BCE, sparking a brutal conflict with the Roman Republic. By mastering the art of bribery and exploiting R…
Juice is embarking on a decade-long odyssey to explore Jupiter’s mysterious icy moonsThe European Space Agency’s Juice mission is currently traversing the inner Solar System, utilizing complex gravity assists to reach Jupiter by 2031. This ambitious spacecraft wil…
Juilliard told Robin Williams it had nothing left to teach himRobin Williams was one of only two students John Houseman picked for Juilliard's advanced programme in 1973; the other was Christopher Reeve. His dialect teacher was baffled by ho…
Jùjú music: How Yoruba traditions and global sounds created a Nigerian rhythmic revolution.Emerging from the streets of Lagos, jùjú music blended Christian hymns, Yoruba percussion, and international influences into a hypnotic, danceable sound. For fifteen years, this g…
Jujutsu named a whole arsenal of armored grappling schoolsJapanese jujutsu gathered striking, throws, locks, and pins for close combat when weapons failed. Written lineages stretch to the Nara period’s mix of sumo and battlefield arts; t…
Jules Ferry: The Architect of Modern French Education and Controversial Colonial ExpansionJules Ferry was a pivotal French statesman who transformed the Third Republic by making primary education free, mandatory, and secular. Yet, his legacy remains deeply polarized, d…
Jules Michelet gave the Renaissance its name as an entire historical eraGiorgio Vasari spoke of a rebirth in art back in 1550, but Jules Michelet was the first historian to apply the French word Renaissance systematically to a whole age. He did it ins…
Jules Supervielle: The Franco-Uruguayan poet who charted a path beyond surrealist dogmaBorn in Montevideo and raised between two continents, Jules Supervielle carved a unique literary identity that rejected the automatic writing of his surrealist contemporaries. A t…
Jules Verne's survival epic was a literary puzzle of missing secrets and conflicting timelines.Serialized in 1874, The Mysterious Island follows five Civil War escapees who transform a volcanic rock into a technological marvel. Yet, the novel is riddled with chronological e…
Jules Verne’s subterranean epic was fueled by 19th-century scientific curiosity and hollow-earth theories.In 1864, Jules Verne published a tale of three explorers descending into an Icelandic volcano to reach the Earth's core. Combining rigorous geological detail with wild adventure, …
Julia Domna, a Syrian priest's daughter, lived in army camps as Roman empressRoman empresses usually stayed home, but Julia Domna followed Septimius Severus on campaign and slept in camp beside his troops. Born in Emesa to a family of priest kings, she wen…
Julia Grant: The First Lady Who Redefined the Role and Predicted Her Own FutureBorn into a slave-holding family and famously shy, Julia Grant became an unlikely political force. She was the first presidential spouse to write a memoir, the originator of the W…
Julia Kristeva split language into a rhythmic semiotic layer and a rule-bound symbolicA Bulgarian postgraduate arrived in Paris in December 1965 on a research fellowship, aged 24. Julia Kristeva went on to publish more than 30 books, from Powers of Horror to Black …
Julia Pastrana: The 19th-century performer whose medical condition sparked global scientific debateJulia Pastrana was a celebrated 19th-century entertainer, yet her life was defined by the exploitation of her rare physical appearance. While audiences flocked to see the woman la…
Julia Stiles played three Shakespeare heroines before finishing collegeAround the turn of the millennium, a teenage Julia Stiles became the go-to actress for updated Shakespeare: Kat in 10 Things I Hate About You, Ophelia in a modern Hamlet, and the …
Julian Barratt: The shy jazz-obsessed musician who became a surrealist comedy iconBefore he was the surrealist mastermind behind The Mighty Boosh, Julian Barratt was a teenager in Yorkshire obsessing over jazz-fusion guitar solos. His journey from a failed stan…
Julian Huxley gave grebe courtship names like penguin dance and plesiosaurus raceBefore he became UNESCO's first director, Julian Huxley spent seasons watching water birds court. His 1914 study of the great crested grebe, with rituals nicknamed the penguin dan…
Julian Lennon spent decades reconciling his identity with the shadow of a famous father.Born into the spotlight as the inspiration for Beatles classics, Julian Lennon navigated a complex relationship with his father, John. Beyond the music, he forged a distinct path …