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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
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A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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The Many Roads to Rome
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Eternal Glory
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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A history of the Buganda kingdom.
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government in central Africa.
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Tjaart’s Substack
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
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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...
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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How Iran Won the West
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
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It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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What Was Négritude?
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Overcoming Bias
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Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
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“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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US President or American Caesar?
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US President or American Caesar?
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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Centaurs and Snake-Kings
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Why controlling for variables is insufficient
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Inside the Catholic State
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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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...
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
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Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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