TheCollector
Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
Flashbak
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...
a year ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
8 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
4 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
12 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
a year ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
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TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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a year ago
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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a month ago
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
3 weeks ago
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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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.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
8 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
6 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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TheCollector
The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
3 weeks ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
TheCollector
Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
A Collection of...
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...
a year ago
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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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TheCollector
10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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a year ago
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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TheCollector
Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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7 months ago
TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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6 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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TheCollector
Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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2 months ago
Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
an hour ago
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
8 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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a year ago
TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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TheCollector
Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
a year ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
Flashbak
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...
11 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Maccabees?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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8 months ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
6 months ago
TheCollector
Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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7 months ago
TheCollector
8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
TheCollector
Marathon: 7 Sites & Museums to Visit
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Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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TheCollector
NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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a year ago
TheCollector
Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
3 weeks ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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2 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
a week ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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6 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
2 months ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
3 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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TheCollector
FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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TheCollector
How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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TheCollector
6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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TheCollector
How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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TheCollector
Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
3 weeks ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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TheCollector
What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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8 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
5 days ago
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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a year ago
TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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TheCollector
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
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”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
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Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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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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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Space Ship to the Moon (1952)
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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Was Jesus a Radical?
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
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