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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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Our Authoritarian Default
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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What is Modernity?
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
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What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques?
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Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
11 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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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...
6 months ago
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...
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
a year ago
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
a month ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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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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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 weeks ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
a month ago
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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.
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Petra and Passports
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Russian Revolutionary: Who Was Leon Trotsky?
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
a month ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Only Connect ....
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2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
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The Politics of Exhaustion.
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And the exhaustion of politics.
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
2 months ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
TheCollector
The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
TheCollector
Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
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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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
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There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
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TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
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An Epic Start to the New Year
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
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Why Read Modern Books?
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Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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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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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
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TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
12 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
11 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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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...
TheCollector
13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Rules, Rules Rules
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Because that's all they can do.
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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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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The Modern World Is Boring.
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Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
Classical Wisdom
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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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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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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TheCollector
Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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