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    Angela Serratore
    Angela Serratore
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    Angela Serratore is a writer and historian whose work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Curbed, Lapham's Quarterly, Smithsonian Magazine, Buzzfeed, the Cut, and more.
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    How Virginia Savage McAlester Taught Me to Look More Closely at Architecture
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    When Did We Start Showering Standing Up?
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    The Wild World of Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group Design Legend
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    I Stayed at JFK's TWA Hotel and It Was Full of Midcentury Marvels
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    Cool Inventions: The History of Air Conditioning as We Know It
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    What Is a Shotgun House?
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    Do You Know How Tea Lights Were Originally Used?
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    Why Is It Called a "Rumpus Room"?
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    "The John": Why Do We Call Toilets by a Man's Name?
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    The Loveseat Was Originally Built for One
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    The Lazy Susan: Who Was Susan, and Why Was She So Lazy?
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    10 Homey Picks from the Vermont Country Store
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    The Murphy Bed Was Invented by a Man Who Just Wanted a Date
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    The Exuberant Maximalism of this Postwar Designer Feels More Relevant Than Ever
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    The Best Hotel Is One That's Already in Your Town
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