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The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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We left our mooring at...
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A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
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When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Patterns in Humanity
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
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State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
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Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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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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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Aristotle on Friendship
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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How the South Became Republican
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Ancient Atomists
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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The KGB After Stalin
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The KGB After Stalin
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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What Is Thatcherism?
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Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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