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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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What Was Négritude?
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Service to what nation?
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Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
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And don't say a word about Europe.
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A Brief History of Chile
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
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Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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Inventing Cyrillic
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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 AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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The Myth of the Minotaur
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Global Inequality...
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Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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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...
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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How Should We Look at History?
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Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
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Getting our events straight...
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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