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a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
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The KGB After Stalin
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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The "New" Ancient City
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
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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.
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