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TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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TheCollector
Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
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“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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TheCollector
Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
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They didn't know. But they know now.
TheCollector
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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The Lives of Exiles
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TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
a month ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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TheCollector
The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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TheCollector
The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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TheCollector
The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
9 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
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And the exhaustion of politics.
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A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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Weekend Roundup
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Classical Wisdom
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
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... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
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JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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TheCollector
Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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TheCollector
What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
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Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
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A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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