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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
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Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Patterns in Humanity
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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A Collection of...
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Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
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“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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