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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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What Is Theodicy?
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The Great Experience (1963)
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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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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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How to Revive Wassailing
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
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Maths, Art, and the Moon
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
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The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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a year ago
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
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Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
TheCollector
The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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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...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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a year ago
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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9 months ago
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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a year ago
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
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Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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