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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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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
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
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St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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I See The Earth! (1968)
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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How the South Became Republican
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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What Is the Ides of March?
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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The Modern World Is Boring.
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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The life of Maynard K.
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
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It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
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over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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A Few Spots Left
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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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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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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It's All About Them.
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Do Words Matter?
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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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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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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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.
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
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Which Playwright did it better?
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
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Power laws in criminal behavior
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a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
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Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
Hundred Rabbits
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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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
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The Saint behind Santa
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Wrong Side of...
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Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
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This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over 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
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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Will The West Eat Itself?
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
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Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
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These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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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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I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
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Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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