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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
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The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
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Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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Is modesty too modern?
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TheCollector
6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
a year ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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What Was the Political Significance of the Comintern?
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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a year ago
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Summary of changes for July
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over a year ago
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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Sparta and… Scotland?
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Laconic wit through the centuries
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
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Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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African History...
A complete history of the Sudano-Sahelian architecture of west Africa: from antiquity to the 20th...
The westernmost region of Africa which forms the watershed of the great rivers of the Senegal, the...
a week ago
The westernmost region of Africa which forms the watershed of the great rivers of the Senegal, the Volta and the Niger, is home to one of the world's oldest surviving building traditions, called the ‘Sudano-Sahelian’ architecture.
History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Who cares about Homer, anyway?
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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The forts and castles of Africa: a brief architectural history.
For much of African history, the construction of fortresses and fortified structures was a mostly...
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For much of African history, the construction of fortresses and fortified structures was a mostly urban phenomenon associated with large states.
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Classical Wisdom
The First Greek Philosopher
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
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It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
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How Can We Handle Anxiety?
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Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Saturday Night Live began its 50th season last fall, around the same time as the premiere of Jason...
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
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Summary of changes for December
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over a year ago
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Summary of changes for May 2023
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a year ago
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100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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Why Read Modern Books?
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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What Were Hobart’s Funnies?
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Centuries of Childhood
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
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But can they get their heads round it?
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Anglo-French Wars: 13 Conflicts Between France & England
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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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)
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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...
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
3 months ago
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Are You Hot in That? A Brief History of Medieval Armor
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
8 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
5 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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The Real Bjorn Ironside: Ragnar Lodbrok’s Most Famous Son
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Gracchi, Part I: Tiberius Gracchus
This week, we’re going to talk a bit about the brothers Tiberius (trib. 133) and Gaius (trib. 123-2)...
2 days ago
This week, we’re going to talk a bit about the brothers Tiberius (trib. 133) and Gaius (trib. 123-2) Gracchus, the famous Roman reformers of the late second century. There’s actually a fair bit to say about both of them, so we’re going to split this treatment over two weeks,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
3 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
2 months ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
Flashbak
Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
3 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
Overcoming Bias
What Culture Can You Trust?
Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
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Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
12 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
7 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
11 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
6 Must-See English Castles
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
a year ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
6 months ago
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
7 months ago
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
a month ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
a year ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
2 months ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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