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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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TheCollector
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
Flashbak
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oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
TheCollector
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the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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TheCollector
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Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
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TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
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TheCollector
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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What Is Solipsism?
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Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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TheCollector
4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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What Practices Did the Puritans Enjoy?
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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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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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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a month ago
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New Study Rewrites History of Stone Age Architecture in Near East
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2 weeks ago
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Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
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
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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12 months ago
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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a year ago
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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4 months ago
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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a year ago
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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a year ago
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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10 months ago
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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9 months ago
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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a year ago
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What Are Conlangs?
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a year ago
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
5 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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a month ago
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Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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a year ago
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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7 months ago
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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4 months ago
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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7 months ago
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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6 months ago
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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a year ago
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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2 months ago
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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a year ago
Open Culture
The Creative Genius of David Lynch (RIP): Discover His Films, Music Videos, Cartoons, Commercials,...
Image by Sasha Kargaltsev via Wikimedia Commons As every cinephile has by now heard, and lamented,...
2 days ago
Image by Sasha Kargaltsev via Wikimedia Commons As every cinephile has by now heard, and lamented, we’ve just lost a great American filmmaker. From Eraserhead to Blue Velvet to Mulholland Drive to Inland Empire, David Lynch’s features will surely continue to bewilder and inspire...
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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6 months ago
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Archdruid William Price Challenges Funerary Rites
Archdruid William Price Challenges Funerary Rites
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/13/2025 - 10:35
6 days ago
Archdruid William Price Challenges Funerary Rites
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/13/2025 - 10:35
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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a year ago
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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10 months ago
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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a year ago
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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
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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a year ago
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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7 months ago
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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9 months ago
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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a month ago
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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7 months ago
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
a month ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
2 months ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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4 months ago
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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8 months ago
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Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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9 Artists Who Defined Art Nouveau
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
Flashbak
The Handwriting of 12 Famous Authors
“My spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.”...
2 days ago
“My spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh In The Handwriting of 12 Famous Authors we look at writers who communicated in long hand, and sometimes wrote their books in the same manner. For...
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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a year ago
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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a year ago
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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9 months ago
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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4 months ago
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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7 months ago
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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a year ago
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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7 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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4 months ago
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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5 months ago
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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10 months ago
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
7 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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9 months ago
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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2 months ago
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
10 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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6 months ago
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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a year ago
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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9 months ago
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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6 months ago
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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4 months ago
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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a year ago
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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3 months ago
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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4 months ago
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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6 months ago
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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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...
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
a month ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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a month ago
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What Is Affection in Philosophy?
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a week ago
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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a year ago
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The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
4 months ago
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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a year ago
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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4 months ago
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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3 months ago
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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2 months ago
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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a month ago
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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5 months ago
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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8 months ago
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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a year ago
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
8 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
a year ago
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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a year ago
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Peter (Simon) of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Death, Legacy
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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5 months ago
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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3 weeks ago
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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a month ago
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Why Are Most Female Pharaohs Unrecorded in History?
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a week ago
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A Brief History of Chile
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3 months ago
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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2 months ago
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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10 months ago
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Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
5 months ago
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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2 months ago
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The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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2 weeks ago
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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7 months ago
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...
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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4 months ago
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‘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
Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
8 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
Wrong Side of...
Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus
Notes on Christian Syria
3 weeks ago
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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a year ago
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