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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Rome's Worst General?
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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Nature in Greek Myth
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Ship to the Moon (1952)
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the...
4 days ago
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the illustrations in this book. The story is OK but the visions of spacecraft, a space station and mining on the Moon are worth seeing. This is a relatively low cost book used so if you like...
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
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a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
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Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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A History of the United States Senate
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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Sodom and Gomorrah
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Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
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The End of the World?
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Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
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In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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Aristotle on Luck
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Secrets of the Sibyls
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Empress Theodora
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Res Obscura
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Overcoming Bias
What Culture Can You Trust?
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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The Ancient Ozempic
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
6 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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The Mystery of the Mind
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
Dreams of Space -...
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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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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