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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Patterns in Humanity
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A History of the United States Senate
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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Aristotle's Rhetoric
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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African History...
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Open Culture
The Skeleton Dance, Voted the 18th Best Cartoon of All Time, Is Now in the Public Domain (1929)
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone!
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Hey everyone!
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Calling Time on BC and AD
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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A Collection of...
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Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
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The decline and fall of the print media.
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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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.
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