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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Hundred Rabbits
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After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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In Praise of the Preterite
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Hundred Rabbits
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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The Wrong Stuff
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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The Evils Of Professionalism
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
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Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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Hundred Rabbits
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Dream to Meet(1958)
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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On the Obscenity of Ovid
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
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Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Origins of Latin Literature
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
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Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
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Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
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Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June.
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100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Summary of changes for May
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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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
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This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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A very deep history of Halloween
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Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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France’s Long March Against Racism
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France’s Long March Against Racism
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Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
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Or does war have its virtues?
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
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In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
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The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Who cares about Homer, anyway?
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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What makes a good friend?
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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
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This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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