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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
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In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
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“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
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1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
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Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Moon Trip (1958)
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Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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a year ago
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
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[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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government in central Africa.
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The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
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a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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What Are Conlangs?
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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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...
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Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
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Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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African History...
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Summary of changes for April 2023
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
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It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
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Hey everyone!
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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Ancient Olympics
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Dreams of Space -...
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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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Why drug history?
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
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Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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