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Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
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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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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
5 days ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“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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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The Life and Work of Pheidias
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Wrong Side of...
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American polarisation: part 2
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What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
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For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
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Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
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But what about the rest of us?
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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