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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Searching In Science (1965)
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The Moon
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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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...
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The Hero's Ride (1963)
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This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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Plato On Knowledge
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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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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Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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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...
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(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...
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
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The kinetic phase may come next.
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
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Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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The Furies
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Odysseus in the Underworld
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Gods Vs Titans
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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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.
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
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Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Socrates' Wayward Student
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
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Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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The Essential Greeks
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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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
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Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
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London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
a year ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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