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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
3 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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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.
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
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And the exhaustion of politics.
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
TheCollector
The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
5 days ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
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!
TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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What Is Nestorianism?
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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What Is Voguing?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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What Was Organization Todt?
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Flashbak
Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
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