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TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome? undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951) Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
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Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them.  Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day? undefined
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit undefined
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Weekend Roundup Love and Death
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
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Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race undefined
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution? undefined
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff? The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future? Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Essential Classics Memorial Sales Ends
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders? Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author? undefined
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques? undefined
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Wrong Side of...
Educated rage American polarisation: part 2
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Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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Who Were the 43 Group? undefined
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan undefined
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement undefined
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From Window: A Photographer’s Obsession With His Wife And Freezing Time “I work and photograph while hoping to stop everything. In that sense, my work may be some kind of...
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“I work and photograph while hoping to stop everything. In that sense, my work may be some kind of revenge drama about living now.” – Masahisa Fukase     One morning in the summer of 1973, Masahisa Fukase (25 February 1934 – 9 June 2012) photographed his wife since 1964, Yoko...
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How Did Victorian Fashion Show Grief Through Clothes? undefined
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy undefined
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What Makes a Hero a HERO? Both in the ancient world... and today?
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen? Why Do Civil Wars Happen? JamesHoare Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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African History...
Join me on Notes "On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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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
8 months ago
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91) undefined
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Summary of changes for June 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library. Oekaki, optimized and...
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution undefined
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality? undefined
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name? undefined
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
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This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work undefined
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods undefined
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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,...
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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...
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children undefined
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Weekend Roundup Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE) undefined
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo undefined
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960) So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
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So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible undefined
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024 What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
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What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum? undefined
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought? undefined
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Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific? undefined
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok undefined
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific? undefined
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings? undefined
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care undefined
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four JamesHoare Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place? undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954) So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
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So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau undefined
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s undefined
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding undefined
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America undefined
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter? undefined
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead undefined
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference? undefined
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Why Should We Care About Children? Bringing History to the Future
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know undefined
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator undefined
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No Women Allowed? Greek Theater and Gender
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes undefined
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg undefined
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History undefined
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
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Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
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According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated? undefined
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Aristotle's Poetics The Science of Art
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region) undefined
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Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows? And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review ‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review j.hoare Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City “The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“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‘...
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968     You didn’t need...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Colorado undefined
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10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit undefined
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England undefined
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors undefined
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How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
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Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
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How Did Socrates View Democracy? undefined
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients undefined
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento? undefined
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris undefined
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities undefined
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Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &... In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy) Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
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Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter? Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
a year ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793 undefined
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists undefined
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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...
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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.
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets undefined
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How important are dreams? Should we pay attention to them?
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus? undefined
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African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900) Journal of African cities chapter 8
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Who Invented the Ukulele? undefined
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Useless in Gaza As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology undefined
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology undefined
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai undefined
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster And Most Mysterious...
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works undefined
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women Byzantine Bishops at War with Women j.hoare Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference? undefined
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time undefined
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008 undefined
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody undefined
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Hopes, Fears, and Early Modern Astrology Hopes, Fears, and Early Modern Astrology JamesHoare Thu, 01/09/2025 - 09:45
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Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective. Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
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Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won? The Silence of the Elephants
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy undefined
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes undefined
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know undefined
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers undefined
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria undefined
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray... The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s  series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,”  he...
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One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,”  he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists undefined
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims undefined
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A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898. Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference? undefined
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell? undefined
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s undefined
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit undefined
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire undefined
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism? undefined
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico undefined
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea? undefined
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know undefined
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What Is Conceptual Photography? undefined
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Bringing It All Back Home If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry undefined
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg? undefined
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Summary of changes for August Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum undefined
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema undefined
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah JamesHoare Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy undefined
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880 Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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Summary of changes for August 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu undefined
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought? undefined
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore? undefined
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration undefined
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6 Facts About Ilya Repin You Should Know undefined
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum undefined
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Classics Friday Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front undefined
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain j.hoare Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Putting Mothers on Death Row Putting Mothers on Death Row JamesHoare Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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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...
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know undefined
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know undefined
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million undefined
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered” undefined
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition undefined
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US President or American Caesar? US President or American Caesar? JamesHoare Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer undefined
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure? Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure? j.hoare Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
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In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti JamesHoare Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement undefined
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire? undefined
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath) undefined
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling undefined
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog? undefined
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections undefined
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Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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