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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Stoicism and Stress
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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over a year ago
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
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a year ago
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Dreams of Space -...
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Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Free French Bombers Over France
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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A Collection of...
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a year ago
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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And what happens when we don’t?
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And what happens when we don’t?
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
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a year ago
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
a year ago
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
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The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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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
Does Free Will Exist?
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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TheCollector
The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
11 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
3 weeks ago
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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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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a year ago
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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TheCollector
Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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TheCollector
Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
a week ago
An Epic Start to the New Year
TheCollector
Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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TheCollector
Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
2 months ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
a year ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
TheCollector
Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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a year ago
TheCollector
Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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4 months ago
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
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2 months ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
2 months ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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What Is Philippians About?
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
6 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
TheCollector
Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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5 months ago
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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10 months ago
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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3 months ago
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
3 weeks ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
2 months ago
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
2 months ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 weeks ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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4 months ago
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
10 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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9 months ago
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
3 weeks ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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a year ago
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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