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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
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“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
3 months ago
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...
TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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10 Crazy South African History Facts
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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a year ago
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
Open Culture
Watch Design for Disaster, a 1962 Film That Shows Why Los Angeles Is Always at Risk of Devastating...
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TheCollector
How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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TheCollector
The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
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TheCollector
When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
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TheCollector
5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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6 months ago
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
TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
2 months ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a month ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
3 months ago
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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a month ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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11 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
2 months ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
a month ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
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And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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TheCollector
The Crazy Cult of Indian Guru Osho Bhagwan & His Mixed Legacy
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
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j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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TheCollector
Zangbeto: Get to Know Voodoo’s Whirling Spirit Dance
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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a month ago
Overcoming Bias
What Culture Can You Trust?
Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
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Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
TheCollector
6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Odyssey
Homer's Homecoming
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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TheCollector
Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
3 months ago
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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10 Historic Towns in Tennessee You Should Visit
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
8 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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TheCollector
What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
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JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Flashbak
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...
2 months ago
“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...
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
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History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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TheCollector
The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Are Supernatural Beliefs Real?
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TheCollector
An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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7 months ago
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...
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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The Popol Vuh: A Maya Myth Told in Dance and Song
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Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
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TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Who Won the Battle of Chattanooga?
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
TheCollector
Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Open Culture
Freddie Mercury & David Bowie’s Isolated Vocals for Queen’s “Under Pressure” (1981)
In the summer of 1981, the British band Queen was recording tracks for their tenth studio album, Hot...
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In the summer of 1981, the British band Queen was recording tracks for their tenth studio album, Hot Space, at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland. As it happened, David Bowie had scheduled time at the same studio to record the title song for the movie Cat People. Before...
TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
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Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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5 Ukrainian Virtual Museums to Visit From the Comfort of Your Home
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Archdruid William Price Challenges Funerary Rites
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
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How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
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Secrets of the Deep: What Is the History of the Mary Celeste?
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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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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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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Stop Making Sense.
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There are no "why"s in our world.
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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A Collection of...
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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Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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The decline and fall of the print media.
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Gap Week: December 1, 2023
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a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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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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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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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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Forgotten Gods
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
4 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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What is Modernity?
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
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From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Psychology & Spirituality: Exploring the Intersection With Carl Jung’s Analytical Psychology
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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Far Out Images from Johann Zahn’s Oculus Artificialis (1685)
“A complete treatment of the construction and use of lensed optical instruments. Presented in three...
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
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a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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Spartan Training
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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How the CCP is Closing China
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How the CCP is Closing China
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The Colosseum’s Inaugural Games: 100 Days of Spectacles
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
7 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
a year ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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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...
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
10 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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