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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
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This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
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A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
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“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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How to Save Democracy
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
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“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Universities as factories
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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How the South Became Republican
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Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
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Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
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Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
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No End Of A Lesson.
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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Weekend Roundup
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Blindspots and Biographies
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
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The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
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As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
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Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
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Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
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Who is the God of Dreams?
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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