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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
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Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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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...
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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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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Religion in the Olympics
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
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Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Global Inequality...
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Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Does Karma Exist?
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Does what goes around come around?
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Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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Plutarch and Pleasure
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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Understanding What's Happening in France.
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The kinetic phase may come next.
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Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Plato and Atlantis
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Another Of My Essays in French
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11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
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Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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Animals of the Ancient World
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Why is medieval art so weird?
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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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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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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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