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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Moon Trip (1958)
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
8 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
3 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
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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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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a year ago
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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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...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
2 weeks ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
11 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
4 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
2 weeks ago
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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a year ago
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
7 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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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
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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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?
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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11 months ago
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