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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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What Are Slavoj Žižek’s Most Intriguing Ideas?
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
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Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
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The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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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...
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
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Blindspots and Biographies
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Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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B-24 Liberators: The Aircraft That Ended the Reign of the U-Boat
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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The Mystery of the Mind
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Who Was Averroes?
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Global Inequality...
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Wars and ideology simplified
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The Electoral College Explained
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
TheCollector
Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
11 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
Flashbak
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...
4 months ago
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,...
TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
Flashbak
Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
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Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
11 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
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8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
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The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
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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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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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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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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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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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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
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Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Do You Believe in Magic?
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
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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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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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Why Read Modern Books?
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Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
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Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
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The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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