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Hey everyone!
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Hey everyone!
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I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
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From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Ben Franklin in Politics: The Founding Father Who Was Never President
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
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These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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Lineup Revealed for First Sotheby’s Auction in Saudi Arabia
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Lost Battlefield of Alexander the Great Discovered in Türkiye
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Universities as factories
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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CrimethInc.
Capitalism Thrives on Death—Death to Capitalism : Two Posters
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Ahead of Halloween, on the heels of several months of forest fires, hurricanes, and heat waves, we present two posters—”Capitalism Is the Dance of Death” and “Capitalism Thrives on Death.” Learn how to make wheatpaste and cover the walls of your community in these!
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
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Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
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Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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The Long Run.
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
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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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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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