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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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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...
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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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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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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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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
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a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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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...
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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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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Patterns in Humanity
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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...
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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The Many Roads to Rome
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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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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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Beware Value Dashboards
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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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,...
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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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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
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Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
African History...
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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The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Classical Wisdom Books
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
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“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Res Obscura
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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What Is Solipsism?
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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History as Tragedy?
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A Different View of Thucydides
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
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According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Beyond Stoicism
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
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But the future worries me.
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Odysseus in the Underworld
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
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A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
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3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
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Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
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Gladiator Combat
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
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The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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JamesHoare
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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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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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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