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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
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In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
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In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Dreams of Space -...
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Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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But slowly ...
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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"He spoke of computers with some awe"
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an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
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10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
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And fiddling won't fix it.
TheCollector
5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
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Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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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...
11 months 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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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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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...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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What to do with Columbus?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Dreams of Space -...
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Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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But is there anything there?
a week ago
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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Sex Before Sex Education
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
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TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
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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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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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What Is the Didache?
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Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
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a year ago
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
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TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
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Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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A Different View of Thucydides
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
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The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
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If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
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“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
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Corruption in the Ancient World
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
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The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
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Global power has always been distributed.
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
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This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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...
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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...
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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