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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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In Praise of the Preterite
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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The demonstrators are responding to the...
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Do You Believe in Magic?
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
TheCollector
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
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...
3 months ago
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...
TheCollector
The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism?
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Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
7 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
TheCollector
5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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What Is Solipsism?
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a year ago
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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