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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Too Much of Not A Lot
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
6 months ago
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
a week ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
2 weeks ago
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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7 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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a year ago
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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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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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
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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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The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
3 weeks ago
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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5 months ago
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
7 months ago
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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12 months ago
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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7 months ago
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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9 months ago
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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11 months ago
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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3 months ago
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 months ago
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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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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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
2 months ago
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
4 days ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
a month ago
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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10 months ago
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
5 days ago
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
2 weeks ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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10 months ago
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