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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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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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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Wood stove installation
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It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
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New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
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Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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Ancient Podcasts
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Trying to Understand...
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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Patterns in Humanity
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Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Flashbak
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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Classical Wisdom
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What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
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Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
Wrong Side of...
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
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Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
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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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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Trying to Understand...
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TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
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Classical Wisdom
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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Dry Toilet Installation
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over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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...
TheCollector
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
6 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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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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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
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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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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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...
2 months ago
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...
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
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...
4 months ago
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...
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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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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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
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Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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What Is Populism?
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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