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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
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This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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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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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Hundred Rabbits
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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How Iran Won the West
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
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Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
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a complete history of an African monument
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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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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This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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When The Music's Over ...
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
a month ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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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...
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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...
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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