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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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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...
10 months ago
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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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
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9 months ago
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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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
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Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
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Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
Global Inequality...
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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Last Chance
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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The Many Roads to Rome
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
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The world that created Caravaggio
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Why Socrates Matters
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Weekend Roundup
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The Lives of Exiles
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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