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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
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And how does it reflect on us?
Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
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"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Classics Gifts!
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
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Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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The Nature of Love
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A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
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In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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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...
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New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
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over a year ago
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...
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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The Life of Aristotle
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
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a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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Prometheus and AI?
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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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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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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The Mystery of Penelope
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
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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...
African History...
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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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
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“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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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...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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Tjaart’s Substack
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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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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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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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?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
7 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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