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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
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We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
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The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
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But striking poses is fun and easy.
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
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Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
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Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
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And don't say a word about Europe.
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
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How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
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Should we pay attention to them?
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
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Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
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Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
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“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
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It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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The End of the World?
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Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
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Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Hundred Rabbits
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
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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