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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Arguing with the Dead
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The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
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Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
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Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Beware the Lides of March
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The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
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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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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Events Listing
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Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
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The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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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...
6 months ago
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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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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What’s the History of Gin?
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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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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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
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And the Palace where it was found...
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
11 months ago
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
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state and society in south-central Africa
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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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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Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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Empress Theodora
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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It's about having small expectations.
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
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Aristotle on Friendship
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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African History...
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Secret of the Stoics
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A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
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Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
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“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
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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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Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
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Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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Origins of Stoicism
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Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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