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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
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In politics, well, it depends.
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
a month ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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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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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
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The First Roman Empress and More...
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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Does Free Will Exist?
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
4 months ago
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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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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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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11 months ago
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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