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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Gods Vs Titans
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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The Revolt of the Outer Party.
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Origins of Stoicism
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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What Was Organization Todt?
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
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Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
Hundred Rabbits
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
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“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
Classical Wisdom
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Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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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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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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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Who Was Averroes?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
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Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Early Christianity
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Global Inequality...
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
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Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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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.
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
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Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
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What to do with Columbus?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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