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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
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Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
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Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
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The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
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TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
6 days ago
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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weird medieval guys
Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
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Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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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...
3 weeks ago
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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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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