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Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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African History...
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Hundred Rabbits
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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Confessions from a Classics Lover
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
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Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
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Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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What Was Négritude?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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It's about having small expectations.
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
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Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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What Was Organization Todt?
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In Praise of the Preterite
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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Who Was George Eliot?
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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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...
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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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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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