Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Origins of Latin Literature
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
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over a year ago
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
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5 months ago
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
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Summary of changes for December
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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Summary of changes for May
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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What Is Voguing?
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Summary of changes for October
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
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New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
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How Iran Won the West
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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I talked to Terry Gross!
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
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A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
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Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent?
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
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An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
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From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
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Should we pay attention to them?
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
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Animals of the Ancient World
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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What to do with Columbus?
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
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You don't need to know that.
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
TheCollector
The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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Art of the Etruscans
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Dealing With Foreigners ...
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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The Mother of Rome
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Emotions: Better Out or In?
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Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
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Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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The Art of the Interesting
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The Art of the Interesting
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
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Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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