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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
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Moving With the Times?
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
4 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
6 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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Who Was Averroes?
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
TheCollector
Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
8 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
3 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Open Culture
Radio Caroline, the Pirate Radio Ship That Rocked the British Music World (1965)
Nowadays musicians can reach hundreds, thousands, sometimes millions of listeners with a few,...
a week ago
Nowadays musicians can reach hundreds, thousands, sometimes millions of listeners with a few, usually free, online services and a minimal grasp of technology. That’s not to say there aren’t still economic barriers aplenty for the struggling artist, but true independence is not an...
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
2 months ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
3 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
8 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
4 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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Secrets of the Deep: What Is the History of the Mary Celeste?
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
2 months ago
And some associated reflections.
Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
3 months ago
TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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TheCollector
How Did the Victorian Dead Body Trade Operate?
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Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
TheCollector
Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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TheCollector
4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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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...
10 months ago
“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...
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
What Is Panpsychism?
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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TheCollector
New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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The Eccentricities of Arthur Conan Doyle: Fairies, Apes, and Spiritualism
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
10 Things to Do at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
2 months ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
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)
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
4 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
8 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
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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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
2 months ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
10 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
10 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
9 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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World Monuments Fund Lists Moon as Endangered Heritage Site
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
11 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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a year ago
Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
9 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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a year 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...
TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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7 months ago
African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
11 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
TheCollector
Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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