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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Flashbak
Cynthia The Celebrity Mannequin (1932)
Cynthia was a mannequin who looked remarkably human, in a sort of unusual way before extreme...
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Cynthia was a mannequin who looked remarkably human, in a sort of unusual way before extreme cosmetic surgery became a fashion choice. Created in 1932 by sculptor and retail display designer Lester Gaba (1907-1987) for Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, Cynthia caused a stir. When...
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Gender Norms Are Complex, Opaque
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Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
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The decline and fall of the print media.
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
2 months ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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TheCollector
Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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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...
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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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Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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What Was Organization Todt?
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
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The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
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These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
8 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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The First Greek Philosopher
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Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
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J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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The Story of Thebes
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
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This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Bertrand Russell’s Message to People Living in the Year 2959: “Love is Wise, Hatred is Foolish”
Bertrand Russell, the great British philosopher and social critic, appeared on the BBC program...
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Bertrand Russell, the great British philosopher and social critic, appeared on the BBC program Face-to-Face in 1959 and was asked a closing question: What would you tell a generation living 1,000 years from now about the life you’ve lived and the lessons you’ve learned? His...
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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Trying to Understand...
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
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“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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What Is Populism?
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How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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The Rebecca Riots: Why Did Wales Rise Up?
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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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
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
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This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
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How Did the Victorian Dead Body Trade Operate?
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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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...
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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?
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
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What should we do with Seneca?
Flashbak
1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“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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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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No Women Allowed?
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
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In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
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Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
9 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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Hundred Rabbits
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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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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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