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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
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Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
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Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
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Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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African History...
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Dreams of Space -...
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An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
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An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
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William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
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Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
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American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Who You Are Vs. What You Control
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
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The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
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Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in 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...
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Patterns in Humanity
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In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
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In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
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The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
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The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
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You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
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Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
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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 Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
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This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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How Iran Won the West
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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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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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
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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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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
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over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Empedocles
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
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“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
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Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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The Power Of Absent Things.
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It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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Service to what nation?
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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History as Tragedy?
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A Different View of Thucydides
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
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This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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Does Free Will Exist?
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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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Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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