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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
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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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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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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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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
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Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
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For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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The Two Trojan Wars
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Where parents make a difference
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Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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We are lost in a haunted wood.
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
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a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
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In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Who speaks of the Armenians?
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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