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But what about the rest of us?
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
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This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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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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Stoicism and Stress
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
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...and the feared Persian Army
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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The Sense Of An Ending.
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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Socrates and the Soul
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema
1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year...
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1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year in Movies author Tom Flannery, the so-called “Big Eight” major American studios “had a combined 590 actors, 114 directors and 340 writers under contract, each of whom worked an...
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
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‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
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This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
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“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Io Saturnalia!
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Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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Global Inequality...
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Wars and ideology simplified
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The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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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...
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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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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
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One I bought fifty years ago.
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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