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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
weird medieval guys
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Hundred Rabbits
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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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Does FREE WILL Exist?
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TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
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New Year, Old Books
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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St. Nick and Saturnalia
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Petra and Passports
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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And stop saying "it's not fair!"
Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
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Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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How Did Socrates Die?
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
TheCollector
What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
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...
5 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...
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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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...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
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Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
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Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Classical Wisdom
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Cato and Caesar
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
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In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
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This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
3 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
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a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
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What should we do with Seneca?
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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A Letter To Emperor Nero
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Global Inequality...
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
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St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
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Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Summary of changes for February
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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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Summary of changes for December
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
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Banned Book Week Begins...
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Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
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Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
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Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
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If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
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Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
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There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
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On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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To all the newspapers I loved
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The decline and fall of the print media.
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Let's Be Enemies
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Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
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Some people never grow up.
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
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Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
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Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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The Essential Greeks
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Can Any Good Come From War?
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Summary of changes for February
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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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
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Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
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Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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