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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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The Essential Greeks
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Does FREE WILL Exist?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Origins of Latin Literature
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
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Some lessons from history and archaeology
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Educated rage
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American polarisation: part 2
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
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Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Flashbak
Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
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Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
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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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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
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These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
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Corruption in the Ancient World
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Can't Do, Won't Do!
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But striking poses is fun and easy.
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
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the sucessor of Songhai
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A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
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What Is the Will to Power?
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Patterns in Humanity
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How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Overcoming Bias
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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