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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
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In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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The Tragedy of Ajax
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
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Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
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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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Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Greece's Forgotten Legacy
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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What Are Conlangs?
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
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Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
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Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
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Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Moving With the Times?
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Moving With the Times?
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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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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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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African History...
The General History of Africa
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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No Left Turn
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The Art of Pompeii
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious 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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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
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“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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North Pacific Logbook
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
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Plato On Knowledge
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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the rock of polynesia
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Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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Continues the Hiatus, 2024
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Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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