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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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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...
7 months ago
‘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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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
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“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
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Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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African History...
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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6 Facts About Ilya Repin You Should Know
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
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Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
3 weeks ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
a month ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
TheCollector
The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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over a year ago
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Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
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Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
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11 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
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100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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over a year ago
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Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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TheCollector
Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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over a year ago
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Are You Hot in That? A Brief History of Medieval Armor
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
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TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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The Art of Pompeii
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
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TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
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This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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What Is Gnosticism?
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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There is no exit for dictators
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Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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