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Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
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This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
Flashbak
New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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What’s the History of Gin?
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
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The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
a month ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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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
Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Silence of the Elephants
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Flashbak
American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
TheCollector
6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
9 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
TheCollector
Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
8 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
TheCollector
10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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