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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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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Dreams of Space -...
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
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William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
6 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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What Was Dante’s Political Philosophy?
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
6 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
2 months ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
9 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
a month ago
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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11 months ago
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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4 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
a month ago
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
5 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
a month ago
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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10 months ago
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
4 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
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...
2 months ago
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...
TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
4 months ago
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
9 months ago
TheCollector
Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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6 months ago
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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8 months ago
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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8 months ago
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Open Culture
The Longest Construction Projects in History: Why Sagrada Família, the Milan Duomo, Greek Temples &...
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less...
4 days ago
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less because they’re motivated by the belief in any particular deity than by how much time and money they now require to complete. Take New York’s Second Avenue subway, whose less than...
TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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9 months ago
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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a year ago
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