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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Nature in Greek Myth
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Animals of the Ancient World
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Summary of changes for September 2023
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Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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The Cyclops
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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And the Boundless Universe
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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Sophocles' Swansong
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
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The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
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a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
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plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
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Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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What Is Capoeira?
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
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over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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The Essential Greeks
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
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Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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Should Death Concern Us?
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
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Another of my essays in French.
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Another of my essays in French.
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The Nature of Love
a year ago
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
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Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Summary of changes for December
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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 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...
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
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Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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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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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &...
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
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Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
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“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
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Socrates and the Soul
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
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Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an...
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Do Words Matter?
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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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...
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
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...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
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As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
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“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
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Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
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I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
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‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
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Laconic wit through the centuries
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
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Beware the Lides of March
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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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...
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
6 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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On the Obscenity of Ovid
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
6 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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African History...
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...
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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 Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
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The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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