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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
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This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Moving With the Times?
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
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The Great Experience (1963)
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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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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Does Free Will Exist?
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
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American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Hey everyone!
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
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Understanding political violence.
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Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
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Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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