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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
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Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
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 Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
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I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
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over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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A Wasting Asset?
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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How to Steal From Homer
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
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If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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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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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
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For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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The Year of Failing To Understand.
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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The Two Trojan Wars
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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The Birth of Ovid
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
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Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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What Is Solipsism?
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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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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What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months 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
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
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New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
a year ago
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
TheCollector
Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
a week ago
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
7 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime ...
10 months ago
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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Flashbak
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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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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