Patterns in Humanity
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Dreams of Space -...
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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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...
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Summary of changes for December
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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.
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Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
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Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
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The Electoral College Explained
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A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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Leeds Kids the 1970s
Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the...
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Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the picture below of kids ‘tobogganing’ down a dry, rocky slope in the northern English city of Leeds in the 1970s “The Cresta Run”. It is not the original Cresta Run, which is a...
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What Is Nestorianism?
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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When Was D-Day?
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
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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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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Truth in the old myths
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
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On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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Who Was Tertullian?
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
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Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
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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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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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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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A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Dr Alun Withey
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 –...
over a year ago
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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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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