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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba     Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok undefined
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period? undefined
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature? undefined
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The Past Is Another Country. A book review from the future.
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA undefined
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God undefined
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling undefined
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Should We Glorify Caesar? And Those Like Him?
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times? undefined
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye undefined
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own undefined
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The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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Gladiator Combat Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan JamesHoare Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia? undefined
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide undefined
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s undefined
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form undefined
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875 The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a  “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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Moon Fleet Log Book (1966) The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration? undefined
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota? undefined
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor The Life and Work of Pheidias
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Culture Drift Predicts Decadence Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights The UN Declaration of Human Rights JamesHoare Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins undefined
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ undefined
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town undefined
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890 undefined
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Who Was Saint Athanasius? undefined
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s “My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
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“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler   Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots “The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt  ...
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“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt   Elliott Erwitt died at his home in New York City on 29 November 2023. He leaves us with remarkable archive of fabulous photographs of the great and good, the many places he visited over...
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Yuri's Night is April 12th! Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art undefined
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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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The Cyclops A Misunderstood Monster?
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West undefined
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic? Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic? JamesHoare Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting undefined
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology? undefined
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video) undefined
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Weekend Roundup Roman Empire Podcasts
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign? undefined
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector undefined
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Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962) Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week. Here is a straight history book of an current...
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Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week. Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692? undefined
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look? undefined
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History) undefined
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms j.hoare Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
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Undersea Base (1974) So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
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So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future.  I recently found she had also...
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ undefined
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Weekend Roundup Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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The Mother Goddess of Rome And Her Controversial Religion
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet undefined
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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Service to what nation? Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like? undefined
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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...
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“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...
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt undefined
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James Joyce's Ulysses Retelling of the Odyssey
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid? undefined
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion undefined
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Gap Week: August 2, 2024 Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
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Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire undefined
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a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895. Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit undefined
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A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927. Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990) “’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree     In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento? undefined
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau undefined
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism undefined
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving? undefined
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich undefined
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous? undefined
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo? undefined
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings undefined
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Will it Bend or Will it Break? The international system, that is.
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Classics Friday Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
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The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970) Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
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Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas.  I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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Does Free Will Exist? undefined
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas undefined
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self undefined
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How French Was Medieval England? How French Was Medieval England? JamesHoare Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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Aristotle on Luck Do You Feel Lucky?
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe undefined
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art undefined
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth? undefined
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force undefined
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium undefined
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Who Were the 43 Group? undefined
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit undefined
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna undefined
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The Birth of Ovid The Birth of Ovid JamesHoare Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville? undefined
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2 Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
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Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children undefined
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles undefined
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Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864) On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
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When Was D-Day? undefined
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review ‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
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Trump and the Rise of Asia My interview with "Atlantico"
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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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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge? undefined
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago undefined
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
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In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch undefined
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Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960) The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
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The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods undefined
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World? undefined
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know undefined
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know undefined
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE) undefined
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues undefined
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965 We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag undefined
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem undefined
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks? undefined
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The Women who Forged Medieval England The Women who Forged Medieval England JamesHoare Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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Welcoming the stranger Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture? undefined
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Weekend Roundup Olympics Special
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla? undefined
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe undefined
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections? undefined
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork undefined
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Secrets of the Sibyls Ancient Prophetesses
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter undefined
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan undefined
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide undefined
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Weekend Roundup Petra and Passports
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Who Was Tertullian? undefined
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings undefined
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
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This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid? undefined
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Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024 Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
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Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit undefined
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death) undefined
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Summary of changes for July Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha? undefined
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
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If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review ‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review JamesHoare Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like? undefined
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel? undefined
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Dream to Meet(1958) A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images. Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.) Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit undefined
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle? undefined
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage undefined
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Ovid's Dating Advice Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened undefined
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest undefined
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know undefined
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty undefined
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not” undefined
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The case for a Global Sanctuary City What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children? undefined
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981 “Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
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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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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible? undefined
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What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate” Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
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Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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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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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath) undefined
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem undefined
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism? undefined
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler undefined
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A History of the United States Senate undefined
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ... Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
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Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age undefined
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today undefined
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What is Love? And From Where did it Come? All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
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