parasocial interaction

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World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks

Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?

Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

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Why Are Some Time Zones 30 Minutes Off Instead of an Hour?

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

parasocial interaction: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Roland Martin
Roland Martin is a freelance writer living in San Francisco.

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Tara Ramanathan

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	New article added.	Tara Ramanathan Roland Martin	Sep 22, 2023