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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
a year ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
7 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
9 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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3 months ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
a year ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
8 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
2 months ago
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
over a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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a year ago
TheCollector
Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Lineup Revealed for First Sotheby’s Auction in Saudi Arabia
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4 days ago
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
2 months ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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a year ago
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
a month ago
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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10 months ago
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!
TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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4 months ago
TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
2 months ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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11 months ago
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
7 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
8 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
11 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
TheCollector
Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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11 months ago
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
11 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
11 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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a year ago
Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
6 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
12 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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7 months ago
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were Hobart’s Funnies?
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a week ago
TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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2 months ago
TheCollector
David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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4 months ago
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Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
8 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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a month ago
TheCollector
Secrets of the Deep: What Is the History of the Mary Celeste?
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TheCollector
The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
2 months ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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a year ago
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
5 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
over a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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5 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
10 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
10 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
a month ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
a month ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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a year ago
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
3 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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a year ago
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