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Where did the time go?
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
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This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
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From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Flashbak
London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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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...
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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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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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African History...
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 Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
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Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
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“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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Res Obscura
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Winged Victory
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Art of the Hellenistic Period
TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
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Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
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Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
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When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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Does Marcus Matter?
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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Flashbak
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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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 a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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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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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
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Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
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History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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Their Enemies The Russians
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Classical Wisdom
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.
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
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The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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*my article for New Lines Magazine
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Global Inequality...
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Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
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Here are a few modest ideas.
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
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How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
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Urbanism in the forest region.
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
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Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
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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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
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What should we do with Seneca?
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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