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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
7 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
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We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
TheCollector
Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Plutarch and Pleasure
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Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
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'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
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Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
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Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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TheCollector
What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
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It's worse than you probably imagine.
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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What Is an Antipope?
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
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But the future worries me.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
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“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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TheCollector
The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
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...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
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Which Playwright did it better?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Essential Classics
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
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They didn't know. But they know now.
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Secrets of the Sirens
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The Original Femme Fatales?
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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TheCollector
What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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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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Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
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Blindspots and Biographies
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
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The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
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Journal of African cities chapter 8
Patterns in Humanity
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
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a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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“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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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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And does it need to be true to be important?
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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Global power has always been distributed.
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Part One, anyway. More next week.
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Confessions from a Classics Lover
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How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
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Hundred Rabbits
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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Man the Hunter
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
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Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
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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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