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Comes the Hiatus, 2024! Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance undefined
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature? undefined
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’ The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place  “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family undefined
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art undefined
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US undefined
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution undefined
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset undefined
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann undefined
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul? undefined
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse? undefined
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War? undefined
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle undefined
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Ode to a Grecian Tour Seats Still Available
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th! Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon undefined
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow undefined
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence undefined
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe? undefined
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Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960) Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy! Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
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Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy! Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor undefined
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud? undefined
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Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century. Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin undefined
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know undefined
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?” undefined
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures? undefined
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Athena Myths of Wisdom
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon undefined
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History undefined
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome undefined
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Who Was Susan Sontag? undefined
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In Defence of Boring Books In Defence of Boring Books JamesHoare Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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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...
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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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St. Nicholas The Saint behind Santa
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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....
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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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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples undefined
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day undefined
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife? undefined
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics undefined
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Weekend Roundup James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind? undefined
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
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Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know undefined
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Papa To The Rescue. And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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How Does the Electoral College Work? undefined
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview undefined
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead undefined
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition undefined
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov undefined
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise” undefined
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece undefined
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship? undefined
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What is Modernity? What is Modernity? JamesHoare Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
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Summary of changes for June 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women Byzantine Bishops at War with Women j.hoare Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes? undefined
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Weekend Roundup Aristotle's Politics
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each undefined
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A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885) Journal of African cities chapter 5
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review ‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review JamesHoare Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC undefined
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know undefined
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History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for... Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here. The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again We...
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87 undefined
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How Can We Handle Anxiety? Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory? undefined
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe undefined
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Columbine 25 Years On Columbine 25 Years On JamesHoare Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism undefined
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn? undefined
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts undefined
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a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know undefined
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre undefined
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day? undefined
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History Today Review of the Year History Today Review of the Year j.hoare Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye undefined
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Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K. A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life? undefined
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal? undefined
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding undefined
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London undefined
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance? undefined
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The Search for the Historical Buddha The Search for the Historical Buddha j.hoare Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73) Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
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Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of  cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too.   Raninet...
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Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century. Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
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Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
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Too Much of Not A Lot Winning the day and losing the war.
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time? undefined
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder undefined
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover undefined
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration? undefined
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent undefined
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid? undefined
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference? undefined
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It's All About Them. But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art undefined
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good? undefined
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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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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best? undefined
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas undefined
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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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Another Of My Essays in French Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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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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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer undefined
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Should We Try to Control Nature? Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
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Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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Weekend Roundup Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death undefined
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space? undefined
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projects and pain We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
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We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc. 'If we can't...
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii undefined
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World undefined
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age “These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
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“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I undefined
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night? undefined
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution undefined
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President? undefined
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World undefined
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome undefined
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan? undefined
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance JamesHoare Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City undefined
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US? undefined
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Rituals and Religion Belief in the Ancient World
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All undefined
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Empress Theodora Saint or Sinner?
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems undefined
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’  – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley undefined
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Who Were the Pilgrims? undefined
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The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism. Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity undefined
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country? undefined
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Women of Ancient Rome The First Roman Empress and More...
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder undefined
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon JamesHoare Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology undefined
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact undefined
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Weekend Roundup The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower undefined
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II undefined
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Did Surrealist Artists Write? undefined
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review ‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review JamesHoare Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity undefined
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Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor undefined
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded undefined
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of undefined
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Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the... On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
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Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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What Is a Banana Republic? undefined
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy undefined
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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...
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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 100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings? undefined
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review ‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review j.hoare Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966     The question mark...
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses undefined
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims undefined
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World undefined
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The Year of Failing To Understand. Not your usual end-of-year review.
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games undefined
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Only Connect .... We are lost in a haunted wood.
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness? undefined
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia undefined
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election? undefined
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Who Was Django Reinhardt? undefined
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly When Nostalgia Was Deadly JamesHoare Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema undefined
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King? undefined
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The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema 1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year...
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1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year in Movies author Tom Flannery, the so-called “Big Eight” major American studios “had a combined 590 actors, 114 directors and 340 writers under contract, each of whom worked an...
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector undefined
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The World's First Computer The Antikythera Mechanism
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible undefined
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Weekend Roundup Monsters and Myths
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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The First Stoic Zeno of Citium
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79 Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire undefined
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes undefined
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Their Enemies The Russians But what about the rest of us?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962) So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
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So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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Street Shots of New York City in 1978 “Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright     In ‘New York...
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“Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright     In ‘New York 1978’, British photographer George Wright shows us the city. Having trained as a graphic design at London’s Wimbledon School of Art in the early 1970s, Wright took a class taught...
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations undefined
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